Pawan Chaudhry & Anr. vs Nimesh Jain & Ors. on 20 November, 2024
Balraj Taneja [Balraj
Taneja v. Sunil Madan, (1999) 8 SCC 396] also lays down the
law that provision of Order 8 Rule 10CPC is by no means
mandatory in the sense that a court has no alternative but to
pass a judgment in favour of the plaintiff, if the defendant fails
or neglects to file his written statement.