ANISHA JAIN & ANR. vs RVS DIA JEWELS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 21st July, 2025 CM(M) 1304/2025 & CM APPL. 43195-43196/2025 ANISHA JAIN & ANR. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anuj Jain, Advocate (Through VC) versus RVS DIA JEWELS .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ashbim Shridhar, Ms. Niyati Patwardhan and Ms. Ishika Jain, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioners are defending a suit which is commercial in nature and are aggrieved by order dated 11.07.2025 whereby their application moved under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC has been dismissed and written statement has been directed to be taken off the record. 2. Admittedly, written statement was submitted on 120 th day. 3. Learned counsel for respondent/plaintiff appears on advance notice and submits that though the defendants should have been vigilant and should have filed the written statement without any unnecessary delay, particularly, when the initial period of filing the written statement was thirty days and when they never approached the learned Trial Court with any reason which might have prevented him from filing written statement within the initial period of thirty days. 4. Be that as it may, it is ap