SHRI BHUSHAN KUMAR vs GAURAV

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 20th March, 2025 CM(M) 522/2025 & CM APPL. 16305-16306/2025 SHRI BHUSHAN KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Tushar Sharma, Advocate. versus GAURAV .....Respondent Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioner has filed a suit for recovery against defendant (respondent herein) seeking recovery of Rs.33 lacs approximately. 2. Petitioner/plaintiff is aggrieved by order dated 22.01.2025 whereby learned Trial Court, while allowing the application filed by defendant has permitted the written statement to be taken on record. 3. Admittedly, copy of plaint was supplied to defendant on 28.03.2023 and thereafter the matter was adjourned to 05.08.2023. On 05.08.2023, since the written statement had not been filed, the opportunity to file written statement was closed and the case was fixed for recording of plaintiff’s evidence. 4. In the interregnum, petitioner moved an application, albeit, under wrong provision of law. He submitted therein that he had engaged a new counsel and that copy of the plaint had been given by him to his previous counsel who had been representing him in the complaints