PANDEY TRADERS, THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR MR. RAM CHARAN PANDEY & ANR. vs CHAUHAN WATER SUPPLIER THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR MR. ROSHAN SINGH CHAUHAN,

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgement delivered on: 22.05.2025 + RFA(COMM) 182/2024 PANDEY TRADERS, THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR MR. RAM CHARAN PANDEY & ANR. ..... Appellants versus CHAUHAN WATER SUPPLIER THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR MR. ROSHAN SINGH CHAUHAN ..... Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case For the Appellant : Mr Romil Pathak, Mr Aryan Pathak and Mr Shoaib Ahmed Khan, Advocates. For the Respondent : Mr Jatin Kumar, Mr Rakesh Chauhan and Mr Manish Kumar, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT VIBHU BAKHRU, J. 1. The appellants have filed the present appeal under Section 13(1A) of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 [the CC Act], inter alia, impugning the judgment and decree dated 21.12.2023 [impugned judgment and decree] rendered by the learned Commercial Court in CS DJ No.877/2022 captioned Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed RFA (COMM) 182/2024 Page 1 of 11 By:TARUN RANA Signing Date:24.05.2025 21:50:38 Chauhan Water Supplier v. Pandey Traders & Another. 2. The learned Commercial Court had allowed the said action instituted by the respondent [plaintiff] and passed the decree for recovery of ₹34,87,947/- along with interest at the rate of six percent per annum from the date of the filing of the suit till its realization against appellants [defendants]. Additionally, learned Commercial Court passed the decree for the costs quantified at ₹50,000/-. FACTUAL CONTEXT 3. The plaintiff is the sole proprietorship concern of Mr Roshan Singh Chauhan. He is, inter alia, engaged in the business of water supply through water tankers in Delhi-NCR area, which he carries on as proprietorship concern in the name and style of ‘M/s. Chauhan Water Supplier’. The plaintiff had instituted the aforementioned suit [be