MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ANR. vs RAJ KUMAR GOEL

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 30th July, 2025 CM(M) 1400/2025 & CM APPL. 46065-46066/2025 MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ANR. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Akash Chatterjee, Advocate versus RAJ KUMAR GOEL .....Respondent Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioner-Corporation is defending a suit which is commercial in nature. 2. Admittedly, it was served with summons on 20.03.2025 and when the matter was taken up by the learned Trial Court on 19.05.2025, noticing that the written statement had not been filed and no application had been moved seeking condonation of delay in filing written statement, its right to file written statement has been closed and the matter has been adjourned to consider whether in such a situation, a decree can be passed in favour of the plaintiff or not. 3. Written statement was subsequently filed on 24.05.2025 but learned Trial Court has fixed up the matter for consideration of the application moved by petitioner-Corporation under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC. 4. Since, the aforesaid application moved by the defendant-Corporation under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC is still alive before the learned Tri