Bombay High Court Allows Written Statement Filed Beyond 90 Days in CPC Suit — Delay of 24 Days Condoned Due to Plaintiff's Failure to Furnish Documents and Court's Fixing of Later Date. The court held that Order 8 Rule 1 CPC is directory and that the trial court erred in rejecting the written statement without considering the reasons for delay.
27 Jan 2006The petitioners, defendants in a civil suit, challenged an order rejecting their written statement for being filed 24 days after the expiry of 90 days...




