SHANTANU PRAKASH vs DORIS CHUG GIM LIAN & ORS.

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$~ * 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 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA FAO(OS) 39/2025 & FAO(OS) 40/2025 Page 1 of 17 Signing Date:14.08.2025 17:15:24 HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR J. 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 of Chapter VII of the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 20181, can be condoned. The said judgment was rendered in challenges raised by the Appellants herein before the learned Single Judge from the reasoned order dated 05.11.2024 passed by the learned Joint Registrar. 3. Since the learned counsel for the Appellant has contended that the issue raised herein is primarily a question of law, this Court does not de