NEXT GEN PHARMA INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED THROUGH AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE MR KANWALDEEP SINGH CHADHA & ANR. vs CD PHARMA INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + FAO(OS) (COMM) 129/2025 & CM APPL. 51255/2025 NEXT GEN PHARMA INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED THROUGH AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE MR KANWALDEEP SINGH CHADHA & ANR. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Rajesh Yadav, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Vikas Arora and Ms. Radhika Arora, Advs. versus CD PHARMA INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. Krishna Vijay Singh, Mr. Pradyuman Sewar and Ms. Pragya Sharma, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 08.09.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The present appeal assails order dated 7 July 2025 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in OA 8/2019 in CS (COMM) 912/20181. OA 8/2019, in turn, assailed an order dated 18 December 2018, passed by a learned Joint Registrar of this Court, dismissing an application filed by the appellants, as the defendants in the suit, for condonation of delay in filing the written statement. 1 “the suit” hereinafter 2. The learned Single Judge has, by the order under challenge, upheld the decision of the learned Joint Registrar, refusing to take the written statement of the appellants on record. 3. The learned Joint Registrar and th