DELHI BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE BOARD vs MAHANAGAR DELHI BHAWAN EVAM ANYA SANNIRAMAN MAZDOOR SANGH

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$~54 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 13.11.2025 + CM(M) 1151/2021 & CM APPL. 44781/2021 DELHI BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE BOARD .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Risha Dixit and Ms. Kanika Chopra, Advocates versus MAHANAGAR DELHI BHAWAN EVAM ANYA SANNIRAMAN MAZDOOR SANGH .....Respondent Through: Mr. Chirayu Jain, Advocate CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioner/defendant has assailed order dated 28.10.2021 of the trial court, whereby its application under Section 151 CPC for setting aside order dated 26.09.2020 and the application under Section 5 Limitation Act for condonation of delay in filing the written statement were dismissed. I have heard learned counsel for both sides. 2. Briefly stated, the admitted factual matrix is that the defendant was duly served with summons of the suit on 01.07.2019, and the written statement was filed on 27.10.2021, by which date right to file the same stood already closed by way of judicial order dated 26.09.2020. On 28.10.2021, CM(M) 1151/2021 Page 1 of 12 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, Signature Not Verified 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f9 7626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80cbd2eee60402 c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.11.13 18:41:55 -08'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:13.11.2025 18:59:34 the petitioner/defendant filed an application under Section 151 CPC for setting aside order dated 26.09.2020 and an application under Section 5 Limitation Act for condonation of delay in filing the written statement, both of which were dismissed by way of orde