The Supreme Court of India has ruled that the strict 120-day outer limit for filing a written statement in commercial disputes applies to a plaintiff replying to a counter-claim. Resolving a split among various High Courts, a bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K. Vinod Chandran dismissed the appeals filed by A.K. Ghosh &
120-Day Limit for Filing Written Statement Applies Equally to Plaintiff’s Reply to Counter-Claim in Commercial Suits: Supreme Court
