NEERAJ TIWARI
Ghanshyam Das Agarwal – Appellant
Versus
Anoop Kumar – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Neeraj Tiwari, J.
Heard Sri Tarun Varma alongwith Sri Ridham Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Ashok Malviya, advocate holding brief of Sri Bhanu Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the respondents.
2. Present petition has been filed with following prayer;
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner has filed Suit No. 363 of 2007 impleading the respondent Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 as defendant Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 respectively. In the said suit, notice was issued on 17.1.2018. Defendant No. 3 i.e. respondent No. 7, who is brother of other respondents after receiving notice, has filed written submission alongwith delay and considering the same in accordance with under Order 8 Rule 1 CPC, Court vide order dated 10.9.2021 has rejected the same.
4. He next submitted that notices were not served upon defendant Nos. 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7, therefore, petitioner/plaintiff has moved application 17Ga/18Ga for publication of summon in newspaper, which was allowed vide order dated 23.1.2018. Pursuant to that publi
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The court emphasized that delays in filing written submissions must be justified with adequate reasons, and routine condonation of delays is impermissible.
The court has discretionary power to condone the delay in filing the written statement, subject to a stricter yardstick for non-commercial suits, and the defendant should be given an opportunity to e....
Defendants must file a formal application to extend time for the written statement beyond thirty days, as failure to do so results in forfeiture of the right to file.
(1) Written statement in a commercial suit – Limitation period – Power, authority and jurisdiction of Court to extend time to file written statement mandatorily ceases after said mandated 120 days.(2....
The court held that procedural unfairness due to technical irregularities can justify allowing the filing of Written Statements after delays, emphasizing the importance of justice over procedural str....
The court emphasized the importance of complying with the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and the Commercial Courts Act 2015, regarding the filing of written statements and the exten....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that in commercial suits, the court does not have the power to condone the delay in filing the written statement beyond 120 days from the date of s....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the requirement for the defendant to file the written statement within the prescribed period, the consequences of failing to do so, and the applica....
The court affirmed that defendants lose the right to file a written statement if not submitted within the prescribed 120 days, highlighting the necessity of adhering to procedural timelines in commer....
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