NEERAJ SARAN SRIVASTAVA & ANR. vs LOUDON OWEN & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(COMM) 686/2023, I.A. 7655/2024, I.A. 7656/2024, I.A. 32131/2024 & I.A. 32934/2024 NEERAJ SARAN SRIVASTAVA & ANR. .....Plaintiffs Through: Mr. Raj Shekhar Rao, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Achuthan Sreekumar, Mr. Rohil Bansal and Mr. Swastik Bisarya, Advs. M: 9079965359 versus LOUDON OWEN & ORS. .....Defendants Through: Mr. Tushar Singh, Adv. (Through VC) for D-1. M: 9811634530 Dr. Abhimanyu Chopra, Mr. Varun Lamba, Mr. Aman Chaudhary and Mr. Kushagra Jain, Advs. for D-2. M: 9891434361 Mr. Faisal Hasan, Adv. for D-3. M: 8273309452 Email: [email protected] CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA JUDGMENT % 20.01.2025 MINI PUSHKARNA, J: I.A. 7655/2024, I.A. 7656/2024, I.A. 32131/2024 & I.A. 32934/2024 1. I.A. 7655/2024 and I.A. 7656/2024 have been filed in the present suit on behalf of the plaintiffs, seeking condonation of delay of 1 (one) day in Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CS(COMM) 686/2023 Page 1 of 18 By:AMAN UNIYAL Signing Date:20.01.2025 15:37:21 filing the replications to the written statements filed by the defendants and to take the same on record. 2. On the other hand, I.A. 32131/2024 and I.A. 32934/2024, have been filed on behalf of defendants, seeking striking off replications filed on behalf of the plaintiffs. 3. The case, as canvassed on behalf of the parties in the aforesaid applications, is as follows: 3.1 This Court vide order dated 06th October 2023 issued summons to defendants. Subsequent thereto, the defendant nos. 1 and 2 filed their written statements on 30th January 2024, i.e., with a delay of 88 (Eighty Eight) days beyond the 30 (Thirty) days’ timeline. 3.2 The defendants filed applications, i.e., I.A. 3525/2024 and I.A. 3526/2024, seeking condonation of delay of 88 days in filing the writt