1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION CHAMBER SUMMONS NO.605 OF 2010 IN SUIT NO.157 OF 1998 Siddhartha Co-operative Credit Society Ltd .. Plaintiff versus Janakalyan Sahakari Bank Ltd .. Defendant Ms.Saparna Holamagi a/w S. Poddar i/by B.D.Jaiswal for the plaintiff. Mr.Vishal Kanade a/w Mr.N.Rajani i/by V.Deshpande & Co for the defendant. CORAM : R.S.MOHITE, J. DATE : 10th August 2010. P.C.: . This is a chamber summons taken out by the original defendant. Prayer clause (a) has already been granted. In so far as prayer (b) is concerned, the prayer is for grant of time to defendant to file its affidavit of evidence after the cross-examination of plaintiff’s witnesses is complete. Prayer (c) is for time for recording the evidence of defendant’s witnesses. In such circumstances, the chamber summons is allowed in terms of prayer clauses (b) and (c). The defendants will file affidavit in lieu of examination in chief directly before the Commissioner immediately after the cross- examination of the plaintiff’s witnesses is complete. The Commissioner will thereafter permit the cross-examination of the defendant’s witnesses. Time to submit the defendants affidavit in lieu of evidence is extended by reasonable time after the plaintiff’s witnesses is over. Chamber Summons is disposed off. (R.S.MOHITE, J)