High Court of Bombay at Goa Allows Petitioner to File Written Statement in Commercial Suit Despite Delay — Emphasizes Liberal Approach Under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC and Commercial Courts Act. The court set aside orders of Commercial Court that had precluded the defendant from filing written statement, holding that the Commercial Court erred in mechanically rejecting the application for time without considering the reasons for delay and the lack of prejudice to the plaintiff.
26 Jul 2019The petitioner, Vedanta Limited, challenged two orders of the Commercial Court at Panaji in Special Civil Suit (Commercial) No.84 of 2017. The first o...
