30 Days for filing Written Statement extendable by 15 days if sufficient cause provided: NCDRC confirms 45 days being absolute limit
Written statement was e-filed within 44 days from the receipt of the complaint which was beyond 30 days prescribed time-limit but the delay beyond 30 days held to be extendable if sufficient cause explained, thus making the prescribed period to be of 45 days. The written statement was thus filed within the prescribed period.