Replication to the written statement

The plaintiff's answer to the new facts and objections in the written statement, reaffirming the plaint.

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IN THE COURT OF Civil Judge (Junior Division), Amarnagar

Civil Suit No. 512 of 2026

Vikram Singh son of Shri Harbans Singh, aged about 52 years, resident of House No. 45, Gulab Colony, Amarnagar, Tehsil and District Amarnagar, Punjab

…Plaintiff

Versus

Kabir Sharma son of Shri Dev Sharma, aged about 44 years, resident of House No. 7, Basant Vihar, Amarnagar, Tehsil and District Amarnagar, Punjab

…Defendant

REPLICATION ON BEHALF OF THE PLAINTIFF TO THE WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE DEFENDANT

Respectfully Showeth:

1.That this replication is filed with the leave of this Court granted on 02-11-2026.

2.That the plaintiff has gone through the written statement filed by the defendant on 02-11-2026; its contents are wrong and denied, except what is expressly admitted below, and the contents of the plaint are reaffirmed as true.

3.That all the preliminary objections raised in the written statement are wrong and denied. The suit is maintainable in its present form; the plaintiff has a cause of action and locus standi; the suit is within time, properly valued and within the jurisdiction of this Court; and no material fact has been concealed.

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What to bring

Papers to bring

The copy of the written statement you received
Papers that answer the new facts raised in it
The order allowing the replication, or the date fixed for it

Where to go

Filed through your advocate in the same court, under the suit's number, with the court's leave, usually on the date the court fixes; a copy goes to the defendant.

Fee

A replication usually needs no court fee; ask the counter. The advocate's fee is separate.

Good to know

Answer only the new facts in the written statement: a replication cannot raise a new claim.
Read the whole paper, or have it read to you in your language, before you sign the verification and the affidavit: you swear that it is true.

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Stamp paper

Court fee on a plaint, petition or appeal depends on the relief and its valuation under the state's court-fee law; affix the court-fee stamps (or the e-court-fee receipt) and any welfare stamps as the court office directs.