PARAMOUNT TEXTILE MILLS PVT. LTD. vs RDSS FAB PVT. LTD.

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$~86 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 23.09.2025 + CM(M) 1894/2025, CM APPL. 60504/2025 & 60503/2025 PARAMOUNT TEXTILE MILLS PVT. LTD. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhishek Kaushik and Mr. Ayush Ranjan, Advocates versus RDSS FAB PVT. LTD. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Shreyek Gupta, Advocate CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA ORDER (ORAL) 1. Petitioner/defendant has assailed order dated 15.09.2025 of the learned trial court, whereby the learned trial court rejected the request for taking the list of witnesses on record. 2. It appears that in the suit, issues were framed on 19.08.2025, granting opportunity to both sides to file their respective list of witnesses by 01.09.2025, posting the matter for plaintiff’s evidence on 15.09.2025. On 15.09.2025, counsel for the petitioner/defendant submitted his list of witnesses, but the same was not taken on record by the learned trial court on the ground that the same was not filed within time and no sufficient cause was shown to explain the delayed filing of the list. 3. Learned counsel for respondent/plaintiff appearing on advance intimation accepts notice and strongly opposes the petition contending that CM(M) 1894/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca Signature Not Verified KATHPALIA , ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff 801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.09.23 17:37:48 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:23.09.2025 18:14:10 since the petitioner/defendant did not file an application for condonation of delay in filing the list of witnesses, there