SHANTANU PRAKASH vs DORIS CHUG GIM LIAN & ORS.

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 29.07.2025 Judgment delivered on: 14.08.2025 FAO(OS) 39/2025, CM APPL. 18092/2025 (Stay) & CM. APPL. 18093/2025 (Ex.) SHANTANU PRAKASH .....Appellant Through: Mr. Gautam Narayan, Senior Advocates with Ms. Bani Dikshit, Mr. Uddhav Khanna & Ms. Disha Joshi, Advocates. versus DORIS CHUG GIM LIAN & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Vasudha Sharma and Ms. Saumya Sinha, Advocates for R-1 & R-2. FAO(OS) 40/2025 & CM APPL. 18993/2025 (Stay) PRAMOD THATOI .....Appellant Through: Mr. Dhruva Vig & Mr. Ishaan Karki, Advocates. versus DORIS CHUNG GIM LIAN & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Vasudha Sharma and Ms. Saumya Sinha, Advocates for R-1 & R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR % JUDGEMENT 1. The present Appeals are filed against the common Judgment of the learned Single Judge dated 23.01.2025 in O.A. No. 226/2024 & O.A. No. 227/2024 in CS (OS) No. 655/2017. 2. By the said judgment, the learned Single Judge adjudicated upon the aspect of whether the delay in filing the Written Statement beyond the maximum prescribed period of 120 days, as stipulated under Rule 4