IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA C.M.P (M.O.) No. 97 of 2009. Date of Decision: 21.05.2010 __________________________________________________________ Sh. Yash Pal. ….Petitioner. Versus State Bank of India and others. ….Respondents. ___________________________________________________________ Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dev Darshan Sud, J. Whether approved for reporting?1 __________________________________________________________ For the Petitioner: Mr. Ajit Saklani, Advocate, vice Mr. Haresh Sood, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. K.D. Sood, Advocate. __________________________________________________________ Dev Darshan Sud, J. (Oral) The petitioner is aggrieved by the order passed by learned Trial Court on 17th November, 2008 closing his right to place on record his written statement. The Court records that the defendant was served in the month of June, 2008, but has not filed written statement within the time allowed. 2. I have heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. Looking the facts and circumstances of the case and without treating this case as precedent, the order of the learned Trial Court is set aside. The petitioner is allowed to file his written statement before the learned Trial Court within a period of two weeks from the date when he first put in appearance before the learned 1 Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 Trial Court. This order shall be subject to payment of Rs. 1100/- by the petitioner as cost to the State Bank of India on the first date of hearing before the Court. It is clarified that in case no cost is paid, this petition will be deemed to have been dismissed with all necessary consequences ensuing there from. The parties to appear before the learned Trial Court on 4th June, 2010. The petition is disposed of. May 21, 2010 (Dev Darshan Sud), (KRS) Judge