1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION CHAMBER SUMMONS NO. 648 OF 2005 IN SUMMARY SUIT NO. 2650 OF 1994 State Bank of Saurahstra ....Plaintiff Versus M/s. Shah Steel Industries & Ors. ....Defendants None for the Plaintiff. Mr. A. K. Saxena, Advocate for Defendant No.6. CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. DATE : 2ND FEBRUARY, 2010. P.C. : Heard learned Counsel for Defendant No.6. None appears on behalf of the Plaintiff though served and affidavit of service to that effect is also filed. 2. The chamber summons is taken out for condonation of 7 years, 2 months and 7 days’ delay occurred in filing written statement and direction to take the written statement of Defendant no. 6 dated 28th April, 2005 on record. 3. By an order dated 17th November, 1997, this Court permitted Defendant No.6 to file written statement within a period of 12 weeks. However, same could not be filed for the reasons stated in the affidavit in support to the chamber 2 summons. In the absence of any contest, the reasons given in the affidavit in support deserves to be accepted. The chamber summons is therefore, allowed in terms of prayer clauses (a) and (b). Sd/- (R. V. MORE, J.)