https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297657 The Supreme Court addressed the issue of the mandatory nature of the time limit for filing a written statement under Section 13 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. Due to conflicting views in previous judgments, the Court allowed flexibility in accepting delayed responses in Consumer Fora cases until a larger bench clarifies the matter. The appellant in this case was permitted to file a delayed response within two weeks, subject to costs. The Court directed that written statements filed beyond the 45-day limit could be accepted in appropriate cases with conditions, aiming to prevent delays in proceedings. en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:02:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297657 The Supreme Court addressed the issue of the mandatory nature of the time limit for filing a written statement under Section 13 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. Due to conflicting views in previous judgments, the Court allowed flexibility in accepting delayed responses in Consumer Fora cases until a larger bench clarifies the matter. The appellant in this case was permitted to file a delayed response within two weeks, subject to costs. The Court directed that written statements filed beyond the 45-day limit could be accepted in appropriate cases with conditions, aiming to prevent delays in proceedings. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 10 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297657