M/S CRI LIMITED vs PRAN NATH MEHTA & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 28th October, 2025 Pronounced on: 18th May, 2026 Date of Uploading:18th May, 2026 + RFA (COMM) 486/2025 & CAV 313/2025 & CM APPL. 51447/2025, CM APPL. 51448/2025, CM APPL.51809/2025 M/S CRI LIMITED, 2E/26 SWAMI RAM TIRATH NAGAR JHANDEWALAN, NEW DELHI-110055 ....PETITIONER Through: Mr. Darpan Wadhwa, Sr. Advocate along with Mr. Abhay Pratap, Advocate versus 1. PRAN NATH MEHTA S/O LATE R. N MEHTA, A-20, ANAND NIKETAN, NEW DELHI. …RESPONDENT NO.1 2. RAM MEHTA S/O LATE R. N MEHTA, A-20, ANAND NIKETAN, NEW DELHI. …RESPONDENT NO.2 3. RAJ MEHTA S/O LATE R. N MEHTA, A-20, ANAND NIKETAN, NEW DELHI. …RESPONDENT NO.3 4. VIMAL NATH MEHTA RFA (COMM) 486/2025 Page 1 of 26 Signature Not Verified Signed By:SURYAKANT YADAV Signing Date:18.05.2026 16:58:13 S/O LATE R. N MEHTA, A-20, ANAND NIKETAN, NEW DELHI. …RESPONDENT NO.4 5. RANI WESLEY MEHTA S/O LATE R. N MEHTA, A-20, ANAND NIKETAN, NEW DELHI. ...RESPONDENT NO.5 Through: Mr. Keshav Sehgal, Mr. P.P. Ahuja, Mr. Shivam Gaur, Mr. Vidit Garg, Mr. Shubham Agarwal, Mr. Aryan Kumar, Ms. Rashi Singh and Ms. Shabina, Advocates CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL JUDGMENT NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE, J. 1. This appeal has been preferred by the original defendant under Section 13(1A) of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 read with Order XLI of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”). 2. The present appeal challenges the judgment and decree dated 29th May, 2025 (hereinafter referred to as the “impugned judgment”) passed by the learned District Judge, Commercial Court, Tis Hazari Courts, Central District, Delhi in Civil Suit (Commercial) No. 3996/2021. 3. By the aforesaid impugned judgment, the suit preferred by the respondent-plaintiff came to be decreed.