VIJAY SURESH GUPTA vs ATRICA TRADEX PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR.

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$~67 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 18th February, 2026 + CM(M) 386/2026, CM APPL. 11131/2026 & CM APPL. 11132/2026 VIJAY SURESH GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sohel Rishabh and Mr. Varun Raghavan, Advocates through VC. versus ATRICA TRADEX PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. .....Respondents Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA ORDER (Oral) Rajneesh Kumar Gupta, J. 1. This hearing has been conducted through hybrid mode. 2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner/defendant under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950, assailing the impugned order dated 13th January, 2026, passed by the learned Trial Court in Civil Suit No. 1193/2018, whereby an application of the respondents/plaintiff seeking to place documents on record under Order VII Rule 14(3) Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 has been allowed. 3. I have heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and perused the record. 4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner has argued that the learned Trial Court has passed the impugned order on the basis of surmises and conjectures. It is submitted that no justification has been shown by the respondent for placing these documents on record after about seven years of Signature Not Verified Signed By:NAMITA CM(M) 386/2026 Page 1 of 3 DHYANI Signing Date:19.02.2026 11:24:31 the institution of the suit, and that permitting the filing of such documents at this stage would prejudice the defence of the petitioner. Learned Counsel for the petitioner therefore prays that the impugned order be set aside. 5. The relevant portion of the impugned order dated 13th January, 2026 reads as follows: “19. While the plaintiff states that the document came into existence after filing of the present suit, he has failed to show cogent reasons