Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
Order VIII Rule 1 CPC | 120-Day Deadline for Plaintiff's Written Statement to Counter-Claim Applies Under Commercial Courts Act, 2015 : SC
The Supreme Court has ruled that the mandatory 120-day limit for filing a written statement under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC extends to plaintiffs responding to a defendant's counter-claim in commercial suits governed by the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. This clarifies a critical procedural gap, ensuring equal time constraints apply to both parties and reinforcing procedural fairness in commercial litigation.