IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION CHAMBER SUMMONS NO. 781 OF 2009 IN SUIT NO. 512 OF 2009 Satish T. Mehta ........ Plaintiff versus ARR Industrial Network........Defendants. Mr. H.V. Chande adv. For the Plaintiff Mr. Prashant P. More adv. For the Defendant. CORAM: A. P DESHPANDE, J. DATED : 3rd July, 2009. P. C.: 1. The present Chamber Summons is taken out by the defendant seeking condonation of delay in putting in appearance within the stipulated time in a summary suit. There is a delay about 22 days in putting in appearance. The reasons stated in the Chamber Summons is illness of the active partner who is looking after the affairs of the defendant firm. A doctor’s certificate substantiating the fact of ailment is also placed on record. The prayer for condonation of delay is opposed by the learned counsel for the defendant and a reply to the application duly affirmed is also filed on record. As I am convinced that there was sufficient cause for the defendant not to file the appearance within the stipulated period on account of the ailment of the active partner, I proceed to condone the delay. The Chamber summons is allowed and disposed of. Appearance filed be treated as appearance in the suit. The suit be removed from the caption of `ex-parte Decree’ and the plaintiff shall take out summons for judgment. Stand over for four weeks. (A. P. Deshpande, J.)