Section 8

New ground of defence.—Any ground of defence which has arisen after the institution of the suit or the presentation of a written statement claiming a set-off 1 [or counter-claim] may be raised by the defendant or plaintiff, as the case may be, in his written statement.

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8. New ground of defence.—Any ground of defence which has arisen after the institution of the suit or the presentation of a written statement claiming a set-off 1 [or counter-claim] may be raised by the defendant or plaintiff, as the case may be, in his written statement.