SECTION XIV

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

EXTRA-ORDINARY APPELLATE JURISDICTION

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 17307 -08 OF 2017

Process Id: 354/2020

OFFICE REPORT

This Hon'ble Court, on 18th December, 2019, was pleased to pass the following order:

" Service of notice is complete on the Sole Respondent but no one has chosen to enter appearance on his behalf. However, Mr. Shivam Malhotra, Ld. Counsel on behalf of Ms. Shubhangi Tuli, Ld. Advocate-on-Record undertakes to appear for the Sole Respondent. He seeks and is given one week time to file the vakalatnama and four weeks time to file the counter affidavit. 

 List again on 26.02.2020. "

It is submitted that Ms. Shubhagni Tuli,  Advocate who appeared for the sole respondent has not entered appearance so far.  Sole respondent has not filed counter affidavit in terms of Order XXI,  Rule 14(1) of the Supreme Court Rules nor filed an application for extension of time to file the same under Order V Rule 1 (22) of Supreme Court Rules,  2013. 

Service is complete.

Order XXI Rule 14(1) of the SCR, 2013 is read as under:- 

"Respondent to whom a notice in a Special Leave Petition is issued or who had filed a caveat shall be entitled to oppose the grant of leave or interim order, without filing any written objections. He shall also be at liberty to file his objections within 30 days from the date of receipt of notice or not later than 2 weeks before the date appointed for hearing, whichever be earlier, but shall do so only by setting out the grounds in oppositition to the questions of law or grounds set out in the SLP and may produce such such pleadings and documents filed before the Court/Tribunal against whose order the SLP is filed and shall also set out the grounds for not granting interim order or for vacating interim order if already granted."

Order V Rule 1(22) of the SCR, 2013 is read as under:-

"Application for extension of time for filing pleadins, provided that the Registrar shall not grant more than one extension for the purpose exceeding four weeks."

The Petition above-mentioned is listed before  Court of Ld. Registrar with this Office Report.

Dated : February 20, 2020

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