VIII Rule 1 of CPC, Filing Written Statement Within Maximum Period Of 90 Days Is Directory Not Mandatory: Jharkhand High Court

Ranchi, June 26, 2024: The Jharkhand High Court, presided by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Subhash Chand, has set aside the impugned order dated March 18, 2017, passed by the Civil Judge (Senior Division)-I, Lohardaga, in Title Suit No. 03 of 2012. The court granted relief to the petitioners, Mosomat Dukho Orain and her sons, Rajendra Oraon and Vinod Oraon, by allowing the extension of time to file their written statement, previously…