Statement of case filing not mandatory under amended Supreme Court Rules; matter directed to proceed for listing.

Filing a statement of case within the statutory period under the amended Supreme Court Rules, 2013 is clarified as not mandatory. The order notes that the parties had not filed the statement within the prescribed time, but this omission did not bar further progress of the matter. The case was directed to be processed for listing before the Court in accordance with the Rules, confirming that late or absent filing of the statement of case did not prevent listing.

---

---

Issues: Whether filing a statement of case within the statutory period was mandatory under the amended Supreme Court Rules, 2013.

Analysis: The order records that the parties had not filed the statement of case within the statutory period, but clarifies that such filing is not mandatory under the amended Supreme Court Rules, 2013. On that basis, the matter was directed to be processed for listing before the Court in accordance with the Rules.

Conclusion: The filing of a statement of case within the statutory period was held not to be mandatory, and the matter was directed to proceed for listing.

---