DORIS CHUNG GIM LIAN AND ANR. vs SHANTANU PRAKASH & ORS.

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$~70 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 23rd JANUARY, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF: + CS(OS) 655/2017 & I.A. 12826/2018, I.A. 1434/2020, I.A. 7449/2023, I.A. 49323/2024, I.A. 49324/2024, I.A 1547/2025, I.A. 1550/2025, O.A. 226/2024, O.A. 227/2024 DORIS CHUNG GIM LIAN AND ANR ......Plaintiffs Through: versus SHANTANU PRAKASH & ORS ......Defendants Through: Ms Pritha Srikumar Iyer and Ms Saumya Sinha, Advocates Mr. Dhruv Dewan, Mr.Rohan Batra, Mr. Rishabh Bhargava, Ms. Raj Sarit Khare, Advocates for R-10 Mr. Dhruva Vig, Advocate for Appellant in O.A. 226/2024 & Defendant No. 4 in CS(OS) 655/2017 Mr. Gautam Narayan, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Bani Dikshit, Mr. Uddhav Khanna, Mr. Punishk Handa, Advocates for Appellant in O.A. 227/2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARIOM SINGH KIRMOLIYA CS(OS) 655/2017 Page 1 of 38 Signing Date:07.02.2025 19:50:48 JUDGMENT O.A. 226/2024 & O.A. 227/2024 1. O.A. 226/2024 has been filed by the Appellant/Defendant No.4 herein under Chapter II Rule 5 of the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018 challenging the Order dated 05.11.2024, passed by the learned Joint Registrar of this Court in I.A. No. 16486/2022 refusing to condone the delay of 120 days in filing the Written Statement. 2. O.A. 227/2024 has been filed by the Appellant/Defendant No.1 herein under Chapter II Rule 5 of the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018 challenging the Order dated 05.11.2024, passed by the learned Joint Registrar of this Court in I.A. No.15029/2022 refusing to condone the delay of 120 days in filing the Written Statement. 3. Shorn unnecessary details, the facts leading to the present appeals are that the summonses in the present case were accepted by the Defendants No.1 & 4 herei