JUDGMENT Mr. L.N. Mittal, J.: (Oral) - Defendant no.3 has invoked the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India by filing this revision petition to assail order dated 06.09.2012, passed by the trial court, thereby striking off the defence of defendant no.3-petitioner for non-filing of written statement. 2. I have heard counsel for the petitioner and perused the case file. 3. Counsel for the petitioner prayed that only one opportunity may be granted to the petitioner for filing her written statement, which would be filed on 15.10.2012 – the date already fixed before the trial court for summoning of defendant no.1. 4. I have carefully considered the aforesaid prayer. 5. According to Order 8 Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, written statement is required to be filed within 30 days from the date of service of summons on the defendant and the said period of 30 days may be extended to maximum of 90 days, for reasons to be mentioned. 6. In the instant case, the petitioner appeared in the trial court on 14.03.2012, but did not file written statement till passing of impugned order on 06.09.2012. However, the aforesaid provision, being rule of procedure, is followed with some flexibility and not with extreme rigidity. In the instant case, permitting the petitioner to file written statement on the next date of hearing fixed before the trial court would not result in any delay in the progress of the suit because the suit is still fixed before the trial court for summoning of defendant no.1. In these circumstances, ends of justice would be met if the aforesaid prayer made by counsel for the petitioner is allowed on payment of costs. 7. I intend to dispose of the instant revision petition without ssuing notice to respondent no.1-plaintiff so as to avoid further delay in disposal of the suit and also to save respondent no.1-plaintiff of the financial burden he may have to bear in engaging counsel for the revision petition, if notice of the same is issued to him. 8. Accordingly, the instant revision petition is allowed. Defendant no.3-petitioner is allowed to file written statement before the trial court on or before 15.10.2012 – the date already fixed in the trial court, subject to payment of Rs.3,500/- as costs precedent. ---------0.B.S.0------------