Supreme Court of India

Prakash Corporates v. Dee Vee Projects Limited

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Reported as [2022] 8 S.C.R. 889

Bench Dinesh Maheshw Ari and Vikram Nath JJ.

Decided 14 February 2022

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid, in our opinion, the limitation for filing the written statement in the present proceedings before the National Commission would be deemed to have been extended as it is clear from the order dated 23.03.2020 that the extended period of limitation was applicable to all petitions/applications/suits/appeals and all other proceedings.

Judgment, page 34

From the headnote

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: O.V r.1, O.VIII r.1, O.VIII r.10 – Extension of time period for filing written state ment in view of the orders passed and issued in the wake of COVID-19 pandem ic – On 21.12.2020 plaintiff-respondent instituted a money suit against appellant-defendant – On 22.06.2021, trial court refused the pray er of the appellant for extension of time for filing written s tatement by virtue of O.VIII r.1 and held that appellant had forfeited its ri ght to file written statement – Held: By virtue of s.16 of Commerc ial Courts Act, 2015, the Commercial Court is to follow the

Authorities it was built on

2020 Sagufa Ahmed & Ors. v. Upper Assam Plywood Products Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. cited by 8
2019 M/s Scg Contracts India Pvt. Ltd. v. K. S. Chamankar Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. cited by 4
2020 M/s. Ss Group Pvt. Ltd. v. Aaditiya J. Garg & Anr. cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2025 M/s Anvita Auto Tech Works Pvt. Ltd. v. M/s Aroush Motors & Anr. relied on
2024 M/s Arif Azim Co. Ltd. v. M/s Aptech Ltd. relied on
2024 Pic Departmentals Pvt. Ltd. v. Sreeleathers Pvt. Ltd. referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to

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