HARDESH KUMAR ARORA vs PRAVEEN KUMAR CHHABRA

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$~65 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 14th May, 2025 + CM(M) 4037/2024 & CM APPL. 29152-29153/2025 HARDESH KUMAR ARORA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Dhruv Kumra with Mr. Umang Varshney, Advocates. versus PRAVEEN KUMAR CHHABRA .....Respondent Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. The next date in the present petition is 26.05.2025, and notice has already been issued to the respondent. 2. It has been informed by learned counsel for petitioner that the matter is now fixed up for judgment/clarification before the learned Trial Court on 24.05.2025 and if the arguments are heard and suit is disposed of, the present petition would become infructuous. 3. According to petitioner, the suit, which combines two different causes of action, could not have been filed before a Commercial Court. 4. None appears on behalf of respondent, despite advance notice of the abovesaid application. 5. This Court has gone through the impugned order dated 08.10.2024 whereby the application moved by defendant (petitioner herein) was disposed of. 6. According to defendant, the suit was bad for misjoinder of issues as Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CM(M) 4037/2024 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:17.05.2025 12:45:21 commercial suit had been filed based on invoices as well as on a friendly loan. 7. According to defendant, the cause of action, so far as it related to grant of friendly loan, would not fall within the scope of a commercial dispute and, therefore, on account of such misjoinder of the issues, the entire suit is liable to be dismissed. 8. It is, however, noticed that while considering the abovesaid request, the learned Trial Court also observed that since the defence of the defendant could not be looked at that sta