Ashok Kumar Kalra vs Wing CDR Surendra Agnihotri

Case Name : Ashok Kumar Kalra vs Wing CDR Surendra Agnihotri & Ors Case Reference: (2019) 17 SCR 214 :
Neutral Citation: Case Number: SLP (C) 23599/2018 Court: Supreme Court Bench: 03 Coram: NV Ramana (Author), Mohan M Shantanagoudar (Partly dissenting), Ajay Rastogi Date: 19.11.2019

Counter-claim filed after written statement submitted

No bar in filing counter-claim after filing written statement (Paras 19, 20) Restriction is as to accrual of cause of action. It must be filed before issues are framed

Conditions for filing counter counter-claim

(Para 11, Page 228 - C)

1. Claim of damages or otherwise
2. Must relate to cause of action
3. Cause of action can accrue before or even after filing of suit
   1. If cause of action accrues after filing of suit, it should accrue before filing of written statement, or time given for the same. (Para 16)
4. Must be filed before issues are framed (Para 17)

Procedural Law

Procedural law should not be construed to leave the court helpless. (Paras 13, 17)

Refer also: Salem Advocate Bar Association, Tamil Nadu vs Union of India, AIR 2005 SC 3353 : (2005) 1 Suppl SCR 929 - procedure not tyrant but aid to justice Mahendra Kumar vs State of MP, (1987) 3 SCC 265 Jag Mohan Chawla vs Dera Radha Swami Satsang Shanti Rani Das Dewanjee vs Dinseh Chandra Day, (1997) 8 SCC 174 Ratio of Mahendra Kumar vs State of MP to be restricted (Para 18)

See also: CPC - Order VIII rule 6

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