Bhagwati Prasad v. Chandramaul
AIR 1966 SC 735 · Supreme Court of India
A defendant who knows the plaintiff's true case cannot later plead surprise on a technical want of form.
Unit III · Drafting, Pleadings and Conveyancing
Written statement and specific denial (Order 8)
Study aid only. Confirm statute numbers with the current bare Act and the official OU LL.B. (3-YDC) 2024–25 syllabus PDF.
Written-statement checklist: para-wise reply; specific not evasive denial; additional facts as new pleadings; preliminary objections (limitation, jurisdiction, valuation, non-joinder); verification.
Statute sections
| Act / instrument | Section | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 | O. 8 r. 1 | Written statement |
| Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 | O. 8 r. 3–5 | Denial to be specific; evasive denial; specific denial |
| Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 | O. 8 r. 9 | Subsequent pleadings |
| Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 | O. 8 r. 10 | Procedure when party fails to present written statement |
Landmark cases
Ramnik Vallabhdas Madhvani v. Taraben Pravinlal Madhvani
(2004) 1 SCC 460 · Supreme Court of India
Defences and accounts must be pleaded with particularity if they are to support a different decree.