A.K. GHOSH & COMPANY AND OTHERS versus BIMAN BOSE AND OTHERS

Issue for consideration

Does the mandatory time frame prescribed by the proviso to Or.VIII r.1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, apply to the filing of a written statement by the plaintiff to a counter-claim raised by the defendant in a suit governed by the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 – Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or.VIII, r.1, r.6E – Mandatory time frame – Written statement to counter-claim – By order dated 19.08.2024 in GA (COM) No.4 of 2024 in CS (COM) No.440 of 2024, a Judge of the Calcutta High Court held that the appellants