M/S CONTRONICS SWITCHGEAR INDIA PVT. LTD. vs M/S CORONET ENGINEERS PVT. LTD.

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$~63 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 13th May, 2025 + CM(M) 886/2025 & CM APPL. 28633/2025 & CM APPL. 28634/2025 M/S CONTRONICS SWITCHGEAR INDIA PVT. LTD. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Jugal Baga with Mr. Sumit Kaushik, Mr. Ritwik Sharma, Mr. Charanjeet Khatana, Mr. Chetram Kaushik, Mr. Anshu Sharma, Advocates. versus M/S CORONET ENGINEERS PVT. LTD. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ayush Garg, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Respondent filed a commercial suit seeking recovery of Rs. 34,14,450.49/- approx. 2. Petitioner herein is defending the abovesaid commercial suit and is aggrieved by order dated 01.04.2025 whereby his request to summon one official from Canara Bank has been declined on the ground that the timelines provided in this regard are strict and for the reason that such request is belated one. 3. It is not an old case as the suit was instituted on 14.10.2024. 4. Learned Trial Court framed the issues on 27.02.2025 and same day, it also recorded that both the parties wished to examine two witnesses each, Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CM(M) 886/2025 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:14.05.2025 11:17:06 tentatively. 5. Both the parties were, accordingly, directed to file list of witnesses, within two weeks. 6. Plaintiff (respondent herein) examined two witnesses and defendant, as per its list of witnesses, chose to examine three witnesses i.e. its AR, concerned staff of Omkara Transport Private Limited and concerned staff official from GST. It was also mentioned in the list that defendant may also be permitted to examine any other witness, with the permission of the Court. 7. The concerned staff official of Omkara Transport Private Limited has already been examined and the defendant, no