Nayak Construction CMP Dismissed by Orissa HC

Authority: High Court of Orissa at Cuttack

Order Date: 10 September 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioner: M/s Nayak Construction; Opposite Party: State Bank of India.
• Petition: Civil Miscellaneous Petition (CMP) No.1456 of 2026 seeking quash of order dated 20 July 2026 passed by Senior Civil Judge (Commercial Court), Bhubaneswar.
• Lower Court Order: Rejected acceptance of written statement filed in C.S No.221 of 2025, stating 120‑day deadline for filing written statement had expired; cited precedent AIR 2019 SO 2691.
• Petition argued that written statement was filed with request for acceptance; lower court held deadline lapse and ordered rejection, also imposed cost of Rs.500.

Final Outcome

• High Court found no infirmity in the lower court’s order and dismissed the CMP, upholding the rejection of the written statement.
• Parties ordered to bear cost of Rs.500 as directed by the lower court.

Topics: Procedural Law, Court Order