Pradeep Kashinathrao Kalyankar And ... vs Pramod Kashinathrao Kalyankar And ... on 19 July, 2017
In Sandeep Thaper Vs. SME Technologies Pvt. Ltd. [
AIR
2014 SC 897 = (2014) 2 SCC 302]
, the Honourable Apex Court
has evolved the reasons, as to why a written statement is to be
permitted even beyond limitation prescribed under VIII Rule 1 of
the CPC. It is observed that the purpose for providing the time
schedule for filing a Written Statement is to ensure timely
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disposal of the suit and to avoid delay being caused by the
defendants. However, extension of time may be allowed by way
of an exception and for reasons to be assigned by the defendants.
Such extension of time is to be permitted if it was appropriate to
be granted on the basis of circumstances, which are exceptional
and have occasioned for reasons beyond the control of the
defendants and to ensure that grave injustice is not caused to the
defendants. As such, by imposing costs of RS.50,000/- the
Honourable Apex Court has permitted the filing of the written
statement beyond the period prescribed under Order VIIII Rule 1
of the CPC.