1 11203.10WP IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 11203 OF 2010 Thoms Jhon alias Gopa Jagtap & others ...Petitioners Versus Kesharbai Kisan Maghade (known as Kesharbai Natha Jagtap) and others ...Respondents ..... Mr. S.K. Shinde, advocate for the petitioners ..... CORAM: S. S. SHINDE, J. DATED: 22th DECEMBER, 2010 PER COURT:- 1 Heard counsel for the petitioner. This petition is directed against the orders dated 04-08-2010 and 18-11-2010 below Exh. 31 and 32 passed by the Civil Judge Junior Division, Sangamner, Dist. Ahmednagar in Regular Civil Suit No. 352 of 2009. The Counsel for the petitioners submits that as per provisions of Order 8 Rule 1 of Civil Procedure Code, Written Statement is supposed to be filed within 30 days from the date of receiving the summons, and in any case, not 2 11203.10WP beyond 90 days. The Trial Court has no jurisdiction to condone the delay of 7 months in filing Written Statement. The Counsel for the petitioners further submitted that the order passed by the trial Court to record the evidence is not in consonance with the evidence on record. 2 Upon hearing the learned Counsel for the petitioners, and perusal of the grounds taken in the petition, I am of the opinion, that the trial Court taking a liberal view in the matter accepted the Written Statement. The order passed by the trial Court is a reasoned order, based on the material brought on record. That apart, no party can be deprived from bringing on record the Written Statement. It is true that there is delay in filing Written Statement. However, in the interest of justice and since the provisions of Order 8 Rule 1 of Civil Procedure Code are directory in nature, the trial Court has given liberal interpretation to said provision. The Trial Court has taken a possible view in the matter. The petition is devoid of any merits and same stands dismissed. ( S. S. SHINDE. J.) SDM*