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(1) On the day tixed under Art. 233 the court shall examine the sta-
tement of defence and the provisions or Art. 229 shall .;"ply by
analogy in appropriate cases.
(2) Where the statement of defence is not rejected under sub-art.
(I), the court shall examine whether it contains a counter-claim
or claim of set-off and the provisions of Art. 231 shall apply by
analogy in appropriate cases so far as concerns such counter-
claim or claim of set-otTo
(3) Where a statement of defence is rejected under this Article. the
case shall be proceeded with in accordance with the provisions
of the following Chapter notwithstanding such rejection.
<\rt. 239.-- Further pleadings
(1) Where a statement of defence containing a counter-claim or
claim of set-ofl is not rejected under Art. 238 the court shall
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ask the plaintiff to state. whether he wishes to reply thereto and
shall, if be so wishes, require him to submit a written reply within
time as it shall fix.
(2) On the expiration of the period of time fixed under sub-art. (1),
the court shall declare the pleadings closed notwithstanding
that the plaintiff fails to submit his reply or that the reply is ina-
dmissible on any of the grounds mentioned in Arts. 229 and 231
and the' case shall thereupon be proceeded with in accordance
with the provisions of. the following Chapter.
