SC Removes Written Statement Filed Beyond 120 Days Due to Mandatory CPC Timeline

SCG Contracts India Pvt. Ltd Vs K.S. Chamankar Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and held that the written statement filed by Defendant No.1 beyond the statutory period of 120 days could not be taken on record in a commercial suit governed by the amended provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure introduced through the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. The Court directed that the written statement be removed from the record. The suit was filed on 10.03.2017 claiming Rs. 6,94,63,114/-. Defendant No.1 was served with summons on 14.07.2017...