M/S. SHREE KARANGAR TEXTILES PRIVATE LIMITED vs SACHIN ARORA (PROPRIETOR OF FREEDOM COLOURS)

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$~105 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 23rd July, 2025 + CM(M) 1332/2025 & CM APPL. 43915-43916/2025 M/S. SHREE KARANGAR TEXTILES PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anshul Sharma and Mr. Chaaitanya Jain, Advocates versus SACHIN ARORA (PROPRIETOR OF FREEDOM COLOURS) .....Respondent Through: None CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioner is defending a suit and while defending the suit, he has also set up a counter-claim. 2. Both the aforesaid matters i.e. suit and the counter-claim, at the moment, are at the stage of final arguments. 3. Petitioner moved an application under Order XI Rule 1(7) CPC praying therein that he may be permitted to place on record copy of his own ledger in relation to the transaction which they had with M/s Freedom Enterprise and M/s Freedom Colours and he also sought permission to place on record a copy of one email whereby intimation of debit note was given by them to the plaintiff. 4. Learned Trial Court has dismissed the aforesaid application on 15.04.2025. 5. Such order is under challenge. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CM(M) 1332/2025 1 By:DINESH CHANDRA Signing Date:25.07.2025 13:20:06 6. As already noticed above, case is at the stage of final arguments. 7. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the need of placing on record the aforesaid document arose solely on account of the questions which were put to them during the cross-examination. 8. However, such fact, in itself, does not automatically give any handle to any such party to move application, seeking permission to place on record additional documents. 9. Here is the case where, the petitioner is not only defending a suit but has also set up a counter-claim and, therefore, it was expected that whate