1 62.chs-1534-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION jmi CHAMBER SUMMONS NO. 1534 OF 2011 IN SUIT NO. 661 OF 1996. Chetan Swarupchand Mehta. ..Plaintiff. vs. M/s. Hero Honda Motors Limited & Ors. ..Defendants. .... Mr. R.D. Soni, for Plaintiff. Mr. Nahar Mahale, for Defendant No.3. Mr. Arun N. Mehta, a/w. Ms. Payal Parikh, i/b. Akshar Law, for Defendant Nos. 1 & 2. .... CORAM : S.J. KATHAWALLA, J. DATE : 19TH SEPTEMBER 2011. P.C. : By this Chamber Summons, the Defendant No.3 – Unit Trust of India seeks to file its Written Statement after more than 14 years. They therefore seek condonation of delay in filing the Written Statement and allowing the Written Statement to be taken on record. 2. The only reason given in the Affidavit in support of the Chamber Summons is that one Mr. Narang (Senior Vice President Legal) who was handling the matter died in the year 2010. It is not explained as to why the Defendant No.3 had failed to file the Written Statement prior to year 2010. In any event, in the interest of justice, the Defendant No.3 is allowed to file the Written Statement on an undertaking given by the Advocate for the Defendant No.3 that the Defendant No.3 shall pay costs of Rs.25,000/- to the Advocate for the 2 62.chs-1534-11 Plaintiff within a period of three weeks from today. The Chamber Summons is allowed in terms of prayer clauses (a) and (b). The Chamber Summons is accordingly disposed of. [ S.J. KATHAWALLA, J. ]