Rajesh Laxmichand Bheda vs Ketan Vallabhji Veera

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Digitally signed by VARSHA VARSHA VIJAY VIJAY RAJGURU RAJGURU Date: 2025.10.10 14:59:07 +0530 78-IA-3142-3144-2025.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY varsha ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 3142 OF 2025 IN COMMERCIAL SUIT NO. 27 OF 2022 Rajesh Laxmichand Bheda …. Applicant IN THE MATTER BETWEEN Ketan Vallabhji Veera and Ors … Plaintiffs vs. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai … Defendants and Ors WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 3144 OF 2025 IN COMMERCIAL SUIT NO. 27 OF 2022 Entire Estates Pvt Ltd …. Applicant IN THE MATTER BETWEEN Ketan Vallabhji Veera and Ors … Plaintiffs vs. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai … Defendants and Ors Mr. Nigel Quraishy a/w. Mr.Dushyant Krishnan i/b. Garfield Mendonca for Plaintiffs. Mr. Kaustubh Thipsay for Defendant Nos. 8 to 11 and 14. Mr. Ashish Kamat, a/w. Mr. Maulik Vora, Ms. Akshata Pawar, i/b. Pramodkumar and Co. for Defendant Nos. 2 to 7. Mr. Aadhil Parshurampurya a/w. Mr. Kartikey Aavasthi for defendant No.9. Page no. 1 of 15 78-IA-3142-3144-2025.doc CORAM : GAURI GODSE, J. DATED : 24th SEPTEMBER 2025 ORDER: 1. Interim Application No. 3142 of 2025 is filed by defendant no. 3 and Interim Application No. 3144 of 2025 is filed by defendant no. 9 under Order VII Rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 (“CPC”) for a direction to return the plaint for presentation before the appropriate court. Alternatively, the applicants have prayed that necessary directions be issued to renumber the plaint as a regular suit. It is contended by these defendants that the suit filed and instituted as a commercial suit would not fall under the definition of Section 2(1)(c) of the Commercial Courts Act (‘said Act’). Submissions On Behalf Of Defendant Nos. 3 and 9: 2. Learned counsels for these defendants r