Order VIII Rule 4: Evasive denial
The Code of Civil Procedure · Code of Civil Procedure · Order VIII · in_force
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Where a defendant denies an allegation of fact in the plaint, he must not do so evasively, but answer the point of substance. Thus, if it is alleged that he received a certain sum of money, it shall not be sufficient to deny that he received that particular amount, but he must deny that he received that sum or any part thereof, or else set out how much he received. And if an allegation is made with diverse circumstances, it shall not be sufficient to deny it along with those circumstances.
Effective date: 1909-01-01
Related sections
Order VIII Rule 3: Denial to be specificOrder VIII Rule 5: Specific denialOrder VIII Rule 2: New facts must be specially pleadedOrder VIII Rule 6: Particular of set off to be given in written statementOrder VIII Rule 13: List of legal representatives of defendantOrder VIII Rule 7: Defence or set off founded on separate grounds
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