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Bharat Kalra vs Raj Kishan Chabra on 12 August, 2021

4. By the impugned order dated 10.01.2022, the Trial Court has negatived these contentions. Before the Trial Court, the defendant relied inter alia upon the orders passed by the Supreme Court in Suo Motu Writ Petition (Civil) No. 3/2020, whereby the period of limitation for various purposes was extended in the wake of pandemic. The Trial Court, noting the judgments of the Supreme Court and this Court relating to interpretation of Order VIII Rule 1 of the CPC in the context of commercial cases, found that the maximum time for filing of the written statement had lapsed on 22.07.2021. Having regard to the circulars issued by this Court from time to time with regard to the virtual and physical hearings, the Trial Court observed that the defendant could have placed his written statement on record within the Signature Not Verified Digitally signed By:SHITU NAGPAL CM(M) 130/2022 Page 2 of 9 Signing Date:09.03.2022 15:18:39 time granted. The medical grounds urged by the defendant and his counsel were also disbelieved. The Trial Court relied upon a judgment of this Court dated 12.08.2021 in CM (M) 429/2021 [Bharat Kalra vs. Raj Kishan Chabra], wherein this Court held that the extension of limitation granted by the Supreme Court could not be used to benefit the litigant who was not diligent.
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