RAMACIVIL INDIA CONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD. vs NBCC (INDIA) LIMITED

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 17th April, 2025 Date of Decision: 02nd September, 2025 + CS(COMM) 337/2022, I.A. 7993/2022, I.A. 7995/2022, I.A. 10530/2022 & I.A. 47275/2024 RAMACIVIL INDIA CONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD. .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. Ankur Mahindro, Mr. Rohan Taneja and Mr. Raghav Kalra, Advs. versus NBCC (INDIA) LIMITED .....Defendant Through: Mr. Brijender Chahar ASG, Mr. Kashyap G Gudipati, Mr. Karan Chahar, Ms. Pooja Chahar, Advs., for Respondent + CS(COMM) 338/2022, I.A. 8000/2022, I.A. 8002/2022, I.A. 10488/2022 & I.A. 47307/2024 RAMACIVIL INDIA CONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD. .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. Ankur Mahindro, Mr. Rohan Taneja and Mr. Raghav Kalra, Advs. versus NBCC (INDIA) LIMITED .....Defendant Through: Mr. Brijender Chahar ASG, Mr. Kashyap G Gudipati, Mr. Karan Chahar, Ms. Pooja Chahar, Advs., for Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA Signature Not Verified Signed By:HEMANT CS(COMM) 337/2022 & CS(COMM) 338/2022 Page 1 of 16 PRATAP SINGH Signing Date:02.09.2025 19:29:44 % JUDGMENT MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J: I.A. 10530/2022 (O-VII R-11 of CPC) in CS (COMM) 337/2022 1. The present application(s) have been filed by the applicant/National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) [‘defendant’] under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 [‘CPC’] seeking rejection of the plaint in view of the order dated 10.06.2020 passed by the Supreme Court in W.P. (C) No. 940/2017 titled as “Bikram Chatterji v. Union of India & Ors.” The defendant contends that order dated 10.06.2020 in effect interdicts any legal proceedings, on behalf of any parties before any Court, forum or authority qua Amrapali project, which is being completed by the defendant under the supervision of the Supreme Court