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Counter-claim, the word 'counter-claim' in s. 19(8) to (11) which is equated to a cross-suit, includes a claim if it is made in an independent suit filed earlier, Union of India, v. Abhijit Tea Co. (P.) Ltd., (2000) 7 SCC 357: AIR 2000 SC 2957 (2965). [Recovery of Debts due to Bank and Financial Institutions Act, 1993, s. 19(8) to (ii)]By (English) R.S.C. 1883, Ord. XIX., r. 3, under the (English) Judciature Act, 1873, s. 24 (3); replaced by the (English) Judicature Act, 1925, s. 39 (1) (a), subject to the provisions of Rule 15, Order XXI, (exclusion of counter-claim), a defendant in an action may set off, or set up by way of counterclaim, against the claims of the plaintiff, any right or claim, whether such set-off or counter-claim sound in damages or not, and such set-off or counterclaim shall have the same effect as across action, so as to enable the Court to pronounce a final judgment in the same action, both on the original and on the cross claim. (As amended by (English) R.S.C. N...
Counter
Counter, the name of two prisons in London, the Poultry Counter and Wood Street Counter, afterwards consolidated into one new-built prison, for the use of the city, to confine debtors, peace-breakers, etc., Cowel.An advocate or professional pleader; one who counts (i.e. orally recites) for a client, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn....
Alimony-counter-claim
Alimony-counter-claim, A claim for alimony by the wife, for herself and her child in an application by the husband for restitution of conjugal rights is a 'counter-claim' within the meaning of section 23A of the Hindu Marriage Act, C. Sannaiah v. Padma, AIR 1983 Karn 114....
Counter-sign
Counter-sign, the signature of a secretary or other subordinate officer to anywriting signed by the pricnipal or superior to vouch for the authenticity of it; e.g., the order of a towncouncil for payment of money out of the borough fund must be singed by three members of the town council,and counter-signed by the townclerk, by (English) Local Government Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 51), s. 187, replacing (except as to London) Municipal Cor-porations Act, 1882, s. 141.Also the password in response to a military challenge by a sentinel or guard.To 'countersign' means 'to sign opposite to along side of or in addition to another signature 'or' to add one's signature to a document (already signed by another) for authentication or confirmation', M. Duraiswamy v. Murugan Bus Service, 1986 Supp SCC 1: AIR 1986 SC 1980 (1989). [Motor Vehicles Act, (4 of 1939), s. 63(1)]...
Over-the-counter market
Over-the-counter market, means the market for securities that are not traded on an organised exchange. Over-the Counter (OTC) trading usually occurs through telephone or computer negotiations between buyers and sellers. Many of the more actively traded OTC Stocks are listed on NASDAQ, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1130....
counter offer
counter offer a rejection to all or part of a purchase offer that negotiates different terms to reach an acceptable sales contract. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...
counter will
counter will see will ...
counter-
counter- 1 a : contrary : opposite [counterletter] b : opposing : retaliatory [counteraction] 2 : complementary : corresponding [countersign] 3 : duplicate : substitute [counterpart] ...
over-the-counter
over-the-counter 1 : not traded or effected on an organized securities exchange [ transactions] [ securities] 2 : sold lawfully without a prescription [ drugs] ...
checkout counter
A counter in a supermarket where one pays for ones purchases...
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