Interim Order 2

Order Details: COPY OF ORDER
Pdf Text: CS (COMM.) 754/24
SHRI HARBANS LAL Vs. FRONTLINE (NCR) BUSINESS
SOLUTION PVT LTD
19.11.2024
Present:- Sh. Vikas Chhabra, Ld. Counsel for the plaintiff.
Ms Snehlata Jha, Ld. Counsel for the defendant.
Ld. Counsel for the defendant filed Vakalatnama. The same
is taken on record.
Perusal of the record shows that the defendant was served on
01.10.2024. Statutory period as contemplated under the Commercial
Courts Act, 2015 for filing the written statement, has already expired.
Ld. Counsel for the defendant submits that the defendant
needs two weeks time to file written statement.
Heard, subject to the provisions of Commercial Courts Act,
2015, the defendant is granted two weeks time and is directed to file
written statement along with statement of truth, affidavit of admission
and denial of documents, list of documents as well as the documents
etc. within the statutory period as contemplated under Commercial
Courts Act, 2015 from the date of service with advance copy be given
to the opposite party and replication along with affidavit of admission
and denial of documents be filed by the plaintiff within the period of 45
days of receipt of copy of the written statement, if any with advance
copy be given to the opposite party.
Put up this matter for framing of issues and case
management hearing, on 04.02.2025.
It is stated by the Ld. Counsel for the defendant that the
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defendant is ready to settle the matter amicably. Ld. Counsel for the
plantiff submits that the plaintiff is also ready for the same. It is stated
by Ld. Counsels for the parties that to explore possibilities of amicable
settlement, the matter be referred to Mediation Centre, Delhi.
Let the present matter be referred to Mediation Centre,
Patiala House Courts, New Delhi and the parties are directed to appear
before Judge Incharge, Mediation Centre, Patiala House Courts, New
Delhi on 20.11.2024 at 12:00 Noon. Both the parties/counsels are
directed to submit their e-mail addresses and mobile phone numbers to
the Reader of this court. Reader of this court is directed to fill up form
B of referral order accordingly and to forward the same to the
Mediation centre along with copy of this order. The referral order be
sent to the Mediation Centre by way of E-mail or other permissible
modes. Parties to contact Mediation Centre accordingly.
It is made clear that in case the mediation fails, re-notify
this matter for the purpose already fixed on the date already fixed
above.
Ahlmad is directed to do the needful.
(Anurag Sain)
District Judge (Commercial Court-01),
Patiala House Courts Complex,
New Delhi/19.11.2024
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