IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 6835 of 2008 Date of decision: 17.03.2009. Krishan Kumar and another ....Petitioners Versus Raje Ram Verma ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D.ANAND. Present: Mr.Kunal Dawar, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr.Vibudh Singh, Advocate for the respondent. ***** S.D.ANAND, J. It is apparent from the record, and is even otherwise common ground presently, that the written statement at the trial was filed by the defendant-respondent on 17.11.2008 during the pendency of an application Annexure P-3 (dated 8.4.2008) vide which the plaintiffs-petitioners had applied to the Court to strike off the defence of defendant-respondent for not having filed the written statement within the statutory period of 90 days. The petition is disposed of with a direction to the learned Trial Court to dispose of the plea (Annexure P-3) in the first instance. If the plea is allowed, the written statement already filed would be of no use. However, if the plea is declined, the written statement already filed would be deemed to have been validly taken on record. Disposed of accordingly. March 17, 2009 (S.D.Anand) Pka Judge