#Counterclaim

A single composite appeal can now be filed when a suit and its counterclaim are disposed of by one decree, removing the requirement for separate appeals. This streamlines civil procedure and benefits litigants facing dual decrees. The ruling applies to all CPC cases where both claims are adjudicated together.

A Gujarat High Court ruled that under Section 96 of the CPC a first appeal may be filed against only a single decree, barring a combined challenge to both the suit decree and the counter-claim decree. Litigants must file separate appeals for each decree, reinforcing procedural compliance in civil appeals.

Bombay High Court holds that a landlord may file a counterclaim for eviction under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act in a tenant's injunction suit, promoting judicial economy.