ICAR NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER OF PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY vs AZAD SINGH DAGAR PROP M/S SERVITOR INTELLIGENCE

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$~77 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 10.09.2025 + CM(M) 1757/2025, CM APPL. 56901/2025 & CM APPL. 56902/2025 ICAR NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER OF PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. S. S. Lingwal, Advocate (through videoconferencing). versus AZAD SINGH DAGAR PROP M/S SERVITOR INTELLIGENCE .....Respondent Through: None. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioner, defendant in the suit, has assailed order dated 19.01.2019 (whereby its defence was struck off) and order dated 30.05.2025 (whereby its review application and application under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC were dismissed) passed by the learned trial court. 2. Having heard learned counsel for petitioner, I do not find this petition fit to even issue notice. 3. Broadly speaking, in the suit filed by the present respondent for CM(M) 1757/2025 Page 1 of 9 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afe c45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1 Signature Not Verified 5570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff8 01e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.09.10 17:56:21 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:10.09.2025 18:14:03 recovery of Rs. 4,86,400/-, the present petitioner was served with summons on 25.07.2018, but till 19.01.2019, Written Statement was not filed, so the learned trial court struck off the defence vide order dated 19.01.2019. The petitioner took order dated 19.01.2019 for review, but even the review application was dismissed by the learned trial court vide order dated 30.05.2025. Along with the review petition, the present petitioner also filed an application