Case Law Analysis
|Calcutta High Court
Order XIII-A CPC | Summary Judgment Granted When Defendant Forfeits Right to File Written Statement and Confirms Debt Ledger : Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court held that a defendant’s failure to file a written statement, coupled with a jointly signed and confirmed account ledger, extinguishes the right to raise unpleaded defenses - making summary judgment not just permissible but mandatory. This reinforces that procedural compliance is non-negotiable in commercial disputes, especially where financial records are mutually authenticated.