SENATOR WOOD PVT. LTD. vs BABU LAL PATEL & ANR.

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$~53 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 02nd May, 2025 + CM(M) 810/2025 & CM APPL. 26569-26570/2025 SENATOR WOOD PVT. LTD. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Archit Singhal with Mr. Anshul Sharma and Mr. Mr. Chaaitanya Jain, Advocates. versus BABU LAL PATEL & ANR. .....Respondent Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. The point raised in the present petition is very short and precise. 2. Petitioner herein is defending a suit which is commercial in nature. 3. When the abvoesaid suit was taken up by the learned Trial Court on 21.12.2024, it passed an order under Order XV-A CPC and directed the defendant (petitioner herein) to pay monthly rent @ Rs.2,34,000/- to plaintiffs (respondents herein) through RTGS/NEFT/BANK DRAFT w.e.f. 01.03.2024 onwards till further orders. 4. According to petitioner/defendant, he moved an application seeking review of the abovesaid order under Section 114 read with Order XLVII CPC. 5. Such application was taken on record by the learned Trial Court on Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CM(M) 810/2025 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:02.05.2025 18:40:41 12.03.2025 and even notice was issued to the plaintiffs. Since the plaintiffs pointed out to the learned Trial Court that the defendant had not cleared the arrears of rent, part payment was made same day and defendant was further directed to clear the arrears, by the end of March, 2025. 6. When the matter was taken up on 01.04.2025, noticing the contention of the plaintiff that the entire arrears of the rent had not been cleared, the learned Trial Court, while also observing that a Show-Cause Notice had already issued to the defendant, struck off its defence. 7. Such order is under challenge. 8. The sole contention of the defendant