Application to condone a 15-day delay in filing the written statement in a suit arising under the Commercial Court Act. The court found the stated cause for delay reasonable and allowed the application.
The application to condone the 15-day delay in filing the written statement is allowed.
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A.No.2239 of 2021 in C.S.No.57 of 2017
DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.
Written statement had been filed by the sole defendant on 27.04.2021. The suit summon was served on the defendant on 13.03.2021. As per the time schedule prescribed under the Commercial Court Act, the written statement ought to have been filed within 30 days. Since the written statement is filed after 15 days of the expiry of limitation, the present application is filed to condone the delay of 15 days in filing the written statement. There is a reasonable cause for the delay has been stated in the affidavit filed along with the application to condone the delay.
02.07.2021
rpl
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the delay in filing the written statement ought to be condoned.
Whether the reason stated for the delay is reasonable.
The applicant/defendant
The plaintiff
DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN
As recorded by the court registry
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