M/S MAPELE ENGINEERS INDIA & ANR. vs REGENT ENGINEERS PVT LTD

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$~13 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 04th February 2026 + RFA(COMM) 470/2025 & CM APPL. 50484/2025 1. M/S MAPELE ENGINEERS INDIA 2. MR. BIDYUT CHATTOPADHYAY PARTNER, M/S MAPELE ENGINEERS INDIA BOTH AT: 306, 3rd FLOOR, PINNACLE TOWER, A42/6, SECTOR-62, NOIDA, U.P-201301 .....APPELLANT Through: Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Mr. Ankit Kumar, Mr. Aman Kumar, Advs. Versus M/S REGENT ENGINEERS PVT. LTD. SHOP NO.l, 1997, FIRST FLOOR, SONA BAZAR, BHAGIRATH PALACE, DELHI-110006 .....RESPONDENT Through: Mr. Anil Kumar Hajelay and Mr. Anant Kumar Hajelay, Advs. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE, J. 1. This appeal has been filed by the original defendants under Section 13(1) of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 read with Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as Signature Not Verified Signed By:ALKA BOBAL RFA (COMM) 470/2025 Page 1 of 16 Signing Date:09.02.2026 17:45:26 “CPC”). 2. The learned Commercial Court, vide judgment dated 17th May, 2025, while appreciating the contentions of the respondent–plaintiff qua the scheme under the provisions of Order XIII-A of the CPC, decreed the suit. 3. The facts necessary for deciding the present appeal are, respondent–plaintiff who is engaged in the business of trading electrical goods, entered into a transaction with the present appellant-original defendant no. 1, a partnership firm, and defendant no. 2, its partner, based on the quotation dated 24th May, 2022. 4. The said quotation was in relation to supply of “OBO Bettermann’ Brand material for ‘Lightening Protection System’ for one of the plaintiff’s worksite, namely, Amrita Hospital at Faridabad. 5. Accordingly, a Letter of Intent for material worth Rs.5,00,