In this civil suit, the High Court allowed an application to condone a 26-day delay in filing the written statement, accepting the reason that the defendant was a senior citizen needing time to collate documents.
Application to condone 26-day delay allowed; Registry directed to receive written statement.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 07.01.2026
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY
A.No.5668 of 2025 in C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.232 of 2024
Mr S Shankar
Proprietor of Sree Shankari Productions, No.9/1, Shankaripriya Sannidhi, 8th Main Devanga Hostel Road, S.R.Nagar, Bengaluru – 560 027. ... Applicant
-vs-
Sun Tv Network Ltd
Murasoli Maran Towers, No.73, MRC Nagar Main Road, MRC Nagar, Chennai-600028 Tamil Nadu, India, Represented by its Authorised Signatory Mr. M. Jyothi Basu ... Respondent
For Applicant : Mr.R.Prem Raja Kumari For Respondent : Mr.Arun C.Mohan
ORDER
This application has been filed by the sole defendant to condone the
delay of 26 days in filing the written statement. In the affidavit in support of the application, it is stated that the defendant is a senior citizen and required time to collate documents as most of the documents pertain to the year 1/2
SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY,J
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07.01.2026 (1/2)
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A.No.5668 of 2025 in C.S.(Comm.Div.) No.232 of 2024
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether delay in filing the written statement by a senior citizen deserves condonation.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Sree Shankari Productions
Sun Tv Network Ltd
Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy
As recorded by the court registry
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