https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310086 In commercial suits governed by the Commercial Courts Act, the written statement must be filed within 30 days, with a further period up to 120 days available only on recorded reasons and costs; once that outer limit expires, the right to file is forfeited and the court cannot receive the pleading. The Supreme Court's pandemic-era limitation orders extended limitation periods but did not enlarge the statutory window for condoning delay beyond the 120-day cap. As the defendants had crossed the outer limit and offered no prompt or adequately supported explanation, the applications for extension of time to file written statements were rejected. en-us Fri, 26 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 06 Oct 2023 08:20:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310086 In commercial suits governed by the Commercial Courts Act, the written statement must be filed within 30 days, with a further period up to 120 days available only on recorded reasons and costs; once that outer limit expires, the right to file is forfeited and the court cannot receive the pleading. The Supreme Court's pandemic-era limitation orders extended limitation periods but did not enlarge the statutory window for condoning delay beyond the 120-day cap. As the defendants had crossed the outer limit and offered no prompt or adequately supported explanation, the applications for extension of time to file written statements were rejected. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 26 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310086