Date of Service of Summons Marks Starting Point for Limitation to File Written Statement: Bombay High Court

In a significant judgment interpreting Order VIII Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908, the Bombay High Court has held that the limitation period for filing a written statement begins only from the date on which the writ of summons, along with a copy of the plaint, is served on the defendant. The Court clarified that this limitation period does not begin from the date of filing of the…