Statement Of Claim
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Statement of claim. The mode in which, under the Judicature Acts, a plaintiff begins his pleading, substituted fro the former Bill in Chancery or Declaration at Common Law. The delivery of the statement of claim is regulated by R.S.C. 1883, Ord. XX., which provides that none shall be delivered if the writ be specially indorsed, or without an order on summons for directions (see Ord. XXX.), unless the defendant has not appeared.
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