High Court of Karnataka Allows Defendants to File Written Statement in Suit for Declaration of Title and Possession — Delay Condoned Due to Lack of Notice and Sufficient Cause. The court held that the trial court ought to have taken a liberal view and condoned the delay in filing the written statement under Order 8 Rule 1 CPC, as the defendants had a right to contest the suit on merits and the delay was not intentional.
11 Jan 2018The petitioners, who were defendants in O.S.No.6525/2012 before the Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, filed writ petitions under Art...




