1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY O. O. C. J. CHAMBER SUMMONS NO.148 OF 2008 IN SUMMARY SUIT NO.3134 OF 2007 Caprihans India Limited ..Plaintiff. Vs. Grupo Antolin Pune Private Limited and others ..Defendants. .... Mr. S.M. Khaire for the Plaintiff. Mr. K.R. Bapat i/b M/s. Desai & Desai Associates for Defendant No.1. .... CORAM: DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. 1st February, 2008. P.C. : There is a delay of 28 days in filing the Vakalatnama on behalf of the First Defendant. The Chamber Summons has been taken out for condoning the delay. The circumstances in which the delay has occurred are explained in paragraph 3 of the affidavit in support. It has been stated that there was a strike from 14th December, 2007 at the premises of the company at Ranjangaon. The Second Defendant is stated to be no longer in service and in his place Mr. Petri Badenhorst who is a South African national is 2 stated to be working. It was alleged that on 15th December, 2007 a bullet was fired at the car of the aforesaid employee upon which he immediately left for South Africa. The receipt of the writ of summons on 18th December, 2007 is not denied. However, it has been stated that since the correspondence which was marked to the General Manager / Managing Director was kept separately in the security cabin and there were no instructions for the opening of the letters which have been received from Mr. Petri Badenhorst, until 22nd January 2008 steps could not be taken. It has been stated that the strike was withdrawn on 4th January, 2008 in the meantime. There is no reason to disbelieve the statement which was made on the affidavit. The Chamber Summons is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a) subject to the payment of costs quantified at Rs.10,000/-. Costs to be paid within a period of four weeks.