Commercial Court Shall Not Allow Written Statement To Be Taken On Record After Lapse Of 120 Days From Service: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that the Commercial Court shall not allow a written statement filed in a suit to be take on record if 120 days has passed since the date of service of summons. A single bench of Justice C S Dias observed that under Section 16 of Commercial Courts Act, 2015, the Code of Civil Procedure,1908 will stand amended while being applied to commercial disputes as...