NAMPAL SINGH & ANR. vs SH RAMESH CHAND

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 25th March, 2025 CM(M) 3745/2024 & CM APPL. 63890/2024 & CM APPL. 63892/2024 NAMPAL SINGH & ANR. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Hargovind Jha, Advocate. versus SH RAMESH CHAND .....Respondent Through: Mr. P K Jain, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioners are defending a suit for recovery and are aggrieved by order dated 15.05.2024 whereby their application moved under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC has been dismissed and, resultantly, the written statement has not been taken on record. 2. Fact remains that though their right to file written statement was also closed by the learned Trial Court after the abovesaid order was passed, the defendants and their counsel themselves appeared before the Court same day and were even informed by the learned Trial Court about the next date of hearing and the purpose. However, despite that, the written statement was submitted by them belatedly i.e. on 12.07.2024. 3. The defendant were, reportedly, served on 19.02.2024 and, therefore, there is apparently delay in filing the written statement. 4. This Court has seen the reasons mentioned by the defendants w