written statement Archives

Del HC | Permission to amend written statement after plaintiff’s evidence denied in view of proviso to Order 6 Rule 17 CPC

Delhi High Court: Pratibha M. Singh, J., dismissed a petition filed against the order of the trial court whereby it had rejected the

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | S. 16 of Commercial Courts Act to be interpreted literally; amendments brought in CPC applicable only to Commercial Disputes of a ‘Specified Value’

Bombay High Court: S.J. Kathawalla, J., addressed the review petition against its own Judgment passed in the case of Axis Bank Ltd.

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Accused’s application for advance copy of questionnaire in terms of S. 313(5) CrPC rejected in absence of any exceptional circumstances

Delhi High Court: Chander Shekhar, J. dismissed a criminal revision petition filed against the order of the Additional Sessions Judge whereby he refused

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Plea taken by defendant in written statement is wholly irrelevant at the stage of deciding Or. 7 R. 11 CPC application

Delhi High Court: Vinod Goel, J. dismissed a petition impugning the order passed by Civil Judge whereby defendant’s application under Order 7 Rule 11

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Time period fixed under Or. 8 R. 1 CPC is directory in nature; delay in filing written statement condoned

Bombay High Court at Goa: C.V. Bhadang, J., condoned a delay of 50 days in filing the written statement. As per facts

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Documents sought to be produced by defendant must be filed with written statement – leave of Court required for subsequent production thereof

Patna High Court: The Bench of Ashwani Kumar Singh, J. dismissed an application filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India,

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Petition for additional pleas rejected as nothing new pleaded in written statement

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Bench of Sanjeev Kumar, J. dismissed a petition filed against the order of a Subordinate Civil

Case Briefs High Courts

In light of non-compliance of Order VI Rule 17 CPC, application for amendment of written statement rightly rejected: Bom HC

Bombay High Court: A Bench of M.S. Sonak, J. dismissed a petition and stated that there is no jurisdictional error in the

Case Briefs High Courts

Delay in ‘filing’ and ‘re-filing’ written statement to be considered on different footing

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Jayant Nath, J. allowed an appeal filed against the previous order whereby the right

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Order passed by the State Commission on the basis of an alleged settlement between the parties cannot be held valid in the absence of a written settlement

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Division Bench comprising of R.K. Agarwal, J., M. Shreesha, Member, allowed an appeal filed against

Case Briefs High Courts

Court free to invoke provisions of Order 8 Rule 10 CPC if defendant fails to file WS; permanent injunction granted against use of trademark CBN NEWS

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Jayant Nath, J. decreed a suit for permanent injunction by invoking the provisions

Case Briefs High Courts

Time period under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC for filing written statement is directory and not mandatory in nature

Jharkhand High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Shree Chandrashekhar, J., allowed a writ petition filed by the petitioner against the order

Case Briefs High Courts

Defendant allowed to file written statement despite the defence being struck off

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Arun Palli, J. allowed the defendant to file the written statement