law: Company Law Board Regulations, 1991 
  22. Filling of reply
  
  and other documents by the respondents – 
  1.     
  
    Each
  
  respondent intending to contest the petition shall file, in triplicate, the
  
  reply to the petition and the documents relied upon with the office of the
  
  Bench within such period as may be fixed by the Bench but not exceeding fifteen
  
  days of service of petition upon him.
  2.     
  
    In
  
  the reply filed under sub-regulation (1), the respondent shall specifically
  
  admit, deny or explain the facts stated by the petitioner in his petition and
  
  may also state such additional facts as may be found necessary for the just
  
  decision of the case. The reply so filed shall be signed and verified in the
  
  manner as provided in regulation 14.
  3.     
  
    The
  
  documents referred to in sub-regulation (1)shall also be filed along with the
  
  reply and the same shall be marked as Annexues R1, R2, R3 and so on.
  4.     
  
    The
  
  respondents shall also serve a copy of the reply along with the document
  
  mentioned in sub-regulation (1)duly attested to be true copies on the
  
  petitioner or his authorised representative, if any, and file proof of such
  
  service with the office of the Bench.
  5.     
  
    The
  
  Bench may, if so satisfied, allow filing of the reply after the expiry of the
  
  prescribed period on sufficient cause being shown.