Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Late Filing of Written Statement in Commercial Suit — Service of Writ of Summons Not Mandatory When Defendant Has Entered Appearance and Received Plaint and Notice of Motion. The court held that the object of service of summons is to give notice, and if the defendant has already appeared and received the plaint, formal service is not required under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC and Section 16 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015.
21 Dec 2022The Petitioner, Metro Ortem Ltd, a public limited company, filed a Commercial Suit No. 3 of 2019 before the Bombay City Civil Court at Mumbai against ...
