Rule 1 Statement of defence

A defendant in an equity suit may, [^f1 within 28 days after service of his notice of intention to defend], serve on the plaintiff a statement in Form 41 disclaiming any interest in the subject matter of the proceedings or admitting or denying any of the statements in the plaintiff’s civil bill, or raising any question of law on such statements, without admitting the truth thereof, or he may specify any new fact or document on which he intends to rely as a defence or which he intends to bring to the notice of the court.

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