Reviewed case brief
Balraj Taneja v. Sunil Madan
(1999) 8 SCC 396
## Summary
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1999
- Subjects
- Civil Procedure Code and Law of Limitation
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-29
Rule established
The 30-day time limit for filing a written statement under Order VIII Rule 1 is directory, not mandatory. However, post-2002 Amendment, the 90-day outer limit is strictly enforced and courts cannot grant extension beyond it.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
(1999) 8 SCC 396; verified via lexology.com, ipleaders.in, scribd.com
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