Gyan Infra Build Pvt. Ltd. & Anr vs Smt. Mamta Sinha @ Rupam & Ors on 17 August, 2016
5. The Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Sandeep
Thapar Vs. S.M.E. Technology Pvt. Ltd. 2014(2)PLJR 284 S.C.
has held that 'the provision as contained under Order 8 Rule 1
CPC is not mandatory. The Court has the power to extend
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time for filing written statement beyond time schedule and this
power of the Court is not taken away but the extension of time
is permissible not in a routine manner, but only if it was
needed to be given in exceptional cases so as to prevent grave
injustice and for that cost may be awarded.