Dr Isha Preet Tuli v. Shantanu Mandal and Ors

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14.11.2024 CM APPL. 66475/2024 (Exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Application stands disposed of. CM(M) 3822/2024

¶1The petitioner is one of the defendants in the Civil Suit filed by respondent No.1 for grant of damages which is stated to be pending before the Court of District Judge-04, South District, Saket Courts, New Delhi.

¶2It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that an application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC for rejection of the plaint has been filed by petitioner herein. The said application is stated to have been filed on 13.09.2022. It has been further submitted that the said application is getting adjourned repeatedly and therefore, a request has been made for issuance of directions to the learned Trial Court to dispose of the said This is a digitally signed order. application.

¶3Learned counsel has drawn attention of this Court to the order dated

20.09.2024, vide which the Court had adjourned the application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC simply because of the reason that respondent No.1 sought time to move Contempt application before the High Court. The learned District Judge noted the submissions of respondent that argument on application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC be heard only after the application for Contempt, is disposed of. However, the learned Trial Court made no observation on such request and simply adjourned the matter for 12.12.2024.

¶4Learned counsel representing the respondent submits that he has no objection in case the application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC is disposed of by the learned Trial Court without waiting for the decision in the Contempt application.

¶5Having considered the aforesaid submissions, the petition is disposed of with direction to the learned Trial Court to take up the application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC for disposal without awaiting the outcome of decision on the Contempt application. RAVINDER DUDEJA, J NOVEMBER 14, 2024 sk This is a digitally signed order.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CM(M) 3822/2024 DR ISHA PREET TULI .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Sunita Ojha, Adv. versus SHANTANU MANDAL AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Dr. T. R. Naval & Mr. Aakash Naval, Advs for R-1. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA