RMS CONSULTANTS PVT. LTD. & ORS. vs TRIDIVA ERGONOMIC INTERIORS (P) LTD

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 17.04.2025 + RFA(COMM) 80/2023 RMS CONSULTANTS PVT. LTD. & ORS. ..... Appellants Versus TRIDIVA ERGONOMIC INTERIORS (P.) LTD. ..... Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Appellants : Mr Sumeet Anand with Mr Pratyush Parimal, Advocates. For the Respondent : Mr M.S. Oberoi, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT VIBHU BAKHRU, J 1. The appellants have filed the present appeal under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 [CPC] read with Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 impugning a judgment and decree dated 23.12.2022 [the impugned judgment] rendered by the learned Commercial Court in CS(COMM) No. 163/2020. 2. The learned Commercial Court had allowed the aforementioned suit in favour of the respondent [hereafter referred to as the plaintiff] and against the appellants [hereafter referred to as the defendants] and Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:GANGA SINGH RAWAT RFA(COMM) 80/2023 Page 1 of 12 Signing Date:18.04.2025 10:56:36 had decreed a sum of ₹9,23,269.24/- along with interest at the rate of 12% per annum from the date of invoices. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the defendants has confined the present appeal to assail the impugned judgment on the solitary ground that the learned Commercial Court did not have any jurisdiction to try the suit. FACTUAL CONTEXT 4. The plaintiff had filed the aforesaid suit [CS(COMM) No.163/2020] for a recovery of a sum of ₹9,23,269.24/- along with interest at the rate of 24% per annum. The plaintiff is a private company and is engaged in the business of interior designing, supply and installation of offices and home furniture and other interior fittings and furnishing inc