Law · Civil Procedure Code

Consider the following statements regarding Counter-claim under Order VIII of the CPC: (i) A defendant may set up, by way of a counter-claim against the claim of the plaintiff, any right or claim in respect of a cause of action accruing to the defendant either before or after the filing of the suit but before the defendant has delivered his defence or before the time limited for delivering his defence has expired. (ii) The counter-claim may be submitted by the defendant at any time after he has delivered his defence, without any restriction. (iii) The counter-claim shall not exceed the pecuniary jurisdiction of the court. Which of the statements given above are correct?