Under Order 8 Rule 6 C P C set off may be permitted if ndash ........

Civil Procedure Code (CPC) 1908 Plaint and Written Statement

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Under Order 8 Rule 6 C.P.C. set-off may be permitted if –

The suit is for recovery of property

Set-off claimed by the defendant is ascertained sum of money

Value of property recoverable is less than rupees two lacs

Defendant presents a written statement of the suit

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Order 8 Rule 6 –
ORDER VIII 1 [Written statement, set-off and counter-claim]
6. Particulars of set-off to be given in written statement.—(1) Where in a suit for the recovery of money the defendant claims to set-off against the plaintiff's demand any ascertained sum of money legally recoverable by him from the plaintiff, not exceeding the pecuniary limits of the jurisdiction of the Court, and both parties fill the same character as they fill in the plaintiff's suit, the defendant may, at the first hearing of the suit, but not afterwards unless permitted by the Court, presents a written statement containing the particulars of the debt sought to be set-off.