Maruti Mahadev Jadhav etc 1 vs Anita Mahadev Jadhav etc 6 Advocate - Chavan Gayatri Dayanand — 77/2023

Case Summary: R.C.S. No. 77/2023 In this partition and separate possession suit, the court allowed two applications filed by defendants 1-3 to file their written statements and defense despite exceeding the statutory deadline by 94 days. The court prioritized deciding the case on merits rather than technicalities and principles of natural justice, allowing defendants an opportunity to present their defense. However, defendants were ordered to pay Rs. 500 as cost to the plaintiffs in each application, compensating for delay and inconvenience caused. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.