KURESH R. KUSHESH @ DHIREN vs SHASHI SUMEET PRODUCTION PVT. LTD. AND 4 ORS.

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Spkng-F-J-NMS-665-2019 & IA-625-2021.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION IN ITS COMMERCIAL DIVISION NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 665 OF 2019 IN COMMERCIAL SUIT NO. 621 OF 2017 WITH NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 569 OF 2017 IN COMMERCIAL SUIT NO. 621 OF 2017 WITH COMMERCIAL SUIT NO. 621 OF 2017 Shashisumeet Production Pvt. Ltd. And Ors. …Applicants / Plaintiffs Versus Kuresh R. Kushesh @ Dhiren …Defendant WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 625 OF 2021 Digitally ASHWINI signed by ASHWINI JANARDAN IN JANARDAN VALLAKATI VALLAKATI Date: 2026.06.15 16:28:17 +0530 COMMERCIAL SUIT NO. 21 OF 2021 WITH COMMERCIAL SUIT NO. 21 OF 2021 Kuresh R. Kushesh @ Dhiren …Applicant / Plaintiff Versus Shashi Sumeet Production Pvt. Ltd. And 4 Ors. …Defendants Ms. Manorama Mohanty, a/w Hitanshu Jain, i/b S.K. Srivastav & Co., for the Plaintiff in COMS/621/17 & for Applicant in NMCD/665/19. Mr. Piyush Raheja, a/w Akash Loya, Jyoti Ghag & Shailesh Prajapati, i/b Dua Associates for Defendant in IA/625/21 & for Plaintiff in Page 1 of 19 JUNE 9, 2026 Corrected pursuant to speaking to the minues order dated June 11, 2026. Ashwini Vallakati Spkng-F-J-NMS-665-2019 & IA-625-2021.doc COMS/621/17. CORAM: SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J. RESERVED ON: MAY 6, 2026 PRONOUNCED ON: JUNE 9, 2026 Judgement: Context and Factual Background: 1. Notice of Motion No. 665 of 2019 is an Application filed under Section 8 (“Section 8 Application”) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“ the Act”) in Commercial Suit No. 621 of 2017 ( “2017 Suit”). Plaintiff No. 1, Shashi Sumeet Production Ltd. (“Company”), and Plaintiff Nos. 2 and 3, Mr. Sumeet H. Mittal, and Mrs. Shashi Sumeet Mittal, (all collectively, “ Plaintiffs”) have sued the Defendant, Kuresh R. Kushesh (“Defendant”), seeking a declaratory