IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA C.R. No.2124 of 2008 AJAY KUMAR Versus JAIRAM SINGH ----------- 9. 23.03.2009 Learned counsel for the defendant petitioner herein submits that by mistake, he could not sign the pleadings of the joint affidavit which has been affidavited by the plaintiff opposite party as well as defendant petitioner. He seeks permission of this Court to sign the pleadings in Court which is granted. Counsel is also given liberty to make necessary corrections in the joint affidavit in respect of the description of the parties on the first page. This joint affidavit has been filed on behalf of the plaintiff-opposite party herein and the defendant-petitioner herein duly affidavited by both the parties and signed by learned counsels of the respective parties appearing in the revision application. As jointly agreed upon by the parties in the joint affidavit, the defendant petitioner is allowed to appear in the suit and contest the same from the stage of filing of written statement on payment of cost of Rs.2000/- (Rupees two thousand) to the plaintiff to be paid within two weeks. Learned counsel for the defendant-petitioner - 2 - agrees that the defendant shall file his written statement within three weeks from today in the suit and shall file receipt of payment cost along the same. Upon filing of the written statement by the defendant within three weeks, the trial court shall proceed with the suit in accordance with law. Learned counsel for the parties agree that the parties will take all possible steps to get the suit decided by the court below within three months from the date of filing of the written statement. In case the defendant does not file the written statement within three weeks, he shall not be allowed to do so by the trial court thereafter and the trial court shall proceed with the suit in accordance with law and decide the same within three months from the date of expiry of three weeks granted to the defendant for filing the written statement. With the above observations and directions which have been issued in agreement with the parties, this civil revision application is disposed of and the impugned order is, accordingly, set aside. B.T. (J.N. Singh, J.)