Landmark case · Drafting, Pleadings and Conveyancing · Semester 6

Mayar (H.K.) Ltd. v. Owners & Parties, Vessel M.V. Fortune Express

(2006) 3 SCC 100 · Supreme Court of India

Whether a pleading discloses a defence or cause of action is judged on the document as a whole.

From topic

Set-off and counter-claim — Unit III, Drafting, Pleadings and Conveyancing.

Related sections:

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, O. 8 r. 6 — Set-off
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, O. 8 r. 6A–6G — Counter-claim
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, O. 8 r. 7–8 — Defence or set-off founded on separate grounds; new ground of defence