https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=472172 Counterclaims operate as cross-suits, and their conclusive adjudication is a decree even without a separately drawn formal decree. Order 20 Rule 19(2) CPC facilitates appeals from decrees involving counterclaims but does not authorise one composite appeal against distinct adjudications of the suit and counterclaim. Separate appeals are therefore required for each adverse adjudication. This differs from genuinely consolidated suits tried as one proceeding on common issues and evidence, where one appeal may be competent. An unchallenged adjudication becomes final and may trigger res judicata, waiver, estoppel or acquiescence; the contrary approach is not good law. en-us Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:35:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=472172 Counterclaims operate as cross-suits, and their conclusive adjudication is a decree even without a separately drawn formal decree. Order 20 Rule 19(2) CPC facilitates appeals from decrees involving counterclaims but does not authorise one composite appeal against distinct adjudications of the suit and counterclaim. Separate appeals are therefore required for each adverse adjudication. This differs from genuinely consolidated suits tried as one proceeding on common issues and evidence, where one appeal may be competent. An unchallenged adjudication becomes final and may trigger res judicata, waiver, estoppel or acquiescence; the contrary approach is not good law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=472172