DEFENCE STATEMENT

Rule 18
(a) On receipt of the application together with the claim statement, the Registrar shall send to the other Party (Respondent) a copy of claim statement and attached documents and ask such other party to furnish within thirty days or within any extended date, a defense statement setting out his case accompanied by all documents and information in support of or bearing on the matter.

(b) Any communication sent by the Registrar under Registered Post to the Respondent on the address appearing in the Arbitration Agreement / the contract between the parties, as per the information supplied to the Council, will be deemed to be duly served on the Respondent, if it is delivered to the addressee personally or at his place of business, habitual residence or mailing address last known, even if the Respondent refuses to accept the said communication or if it is returned to the Council by the postal authorities as unclaimed by the said party. The Registrar may proceed further with the arbitration proceedings as per the rules as if such communication had been duly served on the concerned party. The Registrar may in such cases make an additional communication to the Parties by Registered Letter or by other means which may provide a record of attempts to deliver it.

(c) A copy of the defense statement and all appended documents, if any, shall be sent to the Claimant" for information.

(d) The communication is deemed to have been received on the day it is so delivered.

COUNTER-CLAIM AND REPLYTO COUNTER-CLAIM

Rule 19
The Respondent may make a counter-claim against the Claimant provided the counter-claim arises under the same transaction as the original claim. He must submit the Counter claim with full details supported by all documents and information as in the case of the claim under Rule 15 within the period laid down for the defense statement to the claim and the Claimant may within twenty-one days of the notification of the counter claim or within such extended time submit a statement in reply to the counter-claim. The arbitral tribunal appointed to adjudicate upon the original claim shall also adjudicate upon the counter-claim and there will be no change in the number of members of arbitral tribunal already constituted on the basis of original claim.

(b) Copy of the reply of the Claimant to the counter-claim and all appended documents, if any, shall be sent to the Respondent for information.

COPIES OF STATEMENTS, ETC.

Rule 20
All statements, replies and other documents and papers submitted by the parties and all appended documents must be supplied in triplicate. Where there is more than one arbitrator or more than one opposing party, the parties shall within the time specified furnish to the Registrar such number of further copies as may be required by the Registrar.