Irfan Ashraf Furniturewala v. Aslam Alladatkhan Malik and 5 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay HC order (Sundaresan J., 14-01-2026) disposing of IA 5623/2025, IA 5896/2025, IA 1056/2024 and IA 6664/2024 in Suit 245/2023 (Malik v. Fancy Builders): condonation of written-statement filing delays of 253 days (Def. 1), 273 days each (Defs. 2, 3, 4) and 166 days (Def. 5), subject to Rs. 10,000/- costs per defendant to plaintiffs by 30-01-2026; written statements accepted till 02-02-2026 on proof of payment, else right forfeited; composite consolidated updated written statement by 20-02-2026; suit amended to add Defendant No. 6.
What did the court decide?
Condonation of the delay in filing written statements by Defendant Nos. 1 to 5, conditional on each defendant paying costs of Rs. 10,000/- to the plaintiffs no later than January 30, 2026; Registry to accept written statements no later than February 2, 2026 upon proof of payment, failing which the right to file is forfeited; liberty to file a composite, consolidated and updated written statement by February 20, 2026.