$~43 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(OS) 340/2025 & O.A. 28/2026 SUMEET RAI .....Plaintiff Through: Ms. Kirti Mewar and Ms. Kriti Sharma, Advs.

M: 7204073750 Email: lexalliance.kirti@gmail.com versus SHASHI PRABHA & ORS. .....Defendants Through: Mr. Rajesh Kr. Malhotra, Adv. for D-

1, 3 & 4 M: 9810297948 Mr. Raghu Vasishth, Adv. for D-2 M: 9873632733 Email: radhuvasishth19@gmail.com CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA

O R D E R

% 16.02.2026 O.A. 28/2026

1. The present Chamber Appeal has been filed under Chapter 11 Rule 5 of the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018, read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”), on behalf of defendant no. 2 against the order dated 22^nd January, 2026.

2. By order dated 22^nd January, 2026, the written statement filed on behalf of defendant no. 2 was not taken on record on the ground that the same was filed beyond the statutoryperiod of 120 days.

was served upon defendant no. 2 on 12^th July, 2025 and the defendant no. 2 entered appearance on 09^th October, 2025.

of the plaint with documents, which had been supplied to defendant no. 2, had few missing pages, and the documents were not legible. Therefore, he had r