Question 46 of 100
AIBE III 2012
Set Common
Which of the following Statements regarding written Statements is the most accurate?
- A The rules applicable to plaints are, generally, not applicable to written Statements.
- B The defendant is allowed a maximum of ninety days from the commission of the offence to file a written Statement with the Court.
- C A Statement questioning the maintainability of the suit would be sufficient in a written Statement, as it is not always necessary to specifically State why the suit is not maintainable.
- D The defendant may choose to admit or deny the allegations in the plaint but must not allege any new facts in the written Statement.
- E The defendant can add to the written Statement the defence of set-off or counter-claim even at a later stage in the proceedings, with the permission of the Court, if there is due cause for doing so. Official answer