Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 248 · Decided 7 March 2007
M. Vishweshwara Shastry v. M. Gopalakrishna Bhat and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 248 · [2007] 3 S.C.R. 629
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5809/2000
- Decided
- 7 March 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC
Headnote
B ~ Pleadings -Written Statement-Direction for filing within specific time- • t:' Delayed filing-Due to bona fide mistake of the party-On realization of the mistake application made to extend the time for filing-Rejection of c application-On appeal, held: The party entitled to extended time Judge had dismissed the petition for restoration of the suit which had been decreed ex-parte. First appeal thereagainst was allowed on payment of cost, 'Vith direction to the appellant to file the Written Statement within 2 D weeks. According to the appellant he was informed by his advocate
Judgments are the courts' own published copies, provided for study; they are not certified copies. Source: Indian Supreme Court & High Court Judgments, Dattam Labs (CC-BY-4.0)