The court can direct advancements in the hearing schedule of commercial suits to ensure timely resolution of interlocutory applications and procedural matters.

ORDER :

S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR, J.

W.P.No.36990/2025 and W.P.No.33216/2025 are preferred by the plaintiff in Commercial O.S.No.1655/2025, while W.P.No.750/2026 and W.P.No.760/2026 are preferred by the defendant Nos.1 to 5. Since the subject matter of all the four writ petitions arises out of Com.O.S.No.1655/2025, all the petitions are disposed of by this common order.

2. Heard learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner and learned Senior Counsel for the respondent and perused the material on record.

3. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that the plaintiff, instituted a commercial suit in Com.O.S.No.1655/2025 on the file of LXXXIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Commercial Court, seeking various reliefs. Along with the suit, the plaintiff filed four interlocutory applications i.e., I.A.Nos.1 to 4 for ad-interim exparte order of temporary injunction. By order dated 29.11.2025, the trial Court passed an ex parte order of temporary injunction on I.A.Nos.1 and 2 and declined to grant ad-interim ex- parte order of temporary injunction on I.A.Nos.3 and 4 and directed issuance of emergent notice and suit summons to the defendants. The defendants having entered appearance on 19.12.2025, sought for time to file written statement and objections and the matter was adjourned to 05.01.2026 and thereafter, to 07.01.2026 and the matter currently stands posted to 30.01.2026.

4. Learned Senior Counsel for both sides jointly submit that since I.A.Nos.1 to 4 filed by the plaintiff, which are being opposed/contested by the respondent are still pending consideration before the trial Court, which has posted the matter to 30.01.2026, all the four petitions may be disposed of directing the Commercial Court to prepone/advance the suit from 30.01.2026 to 19.01.2026 and to direct the Commercial Court to dispose of all four applications- I.A.Nos.1 to 4 in accordance with law within a stipulated time frame by leaving open all contentions.

5. In view of the joint submissions made by both sides, I deem it just and appropriate to dispose of the petition by issuing certain directions:

6. In the result, I pass the following:

ORDER

i) All four petitions in W.P.No.36990/2025, W.P.No.33216/2025, W.P.No.750/2026 and W.P.No.760/2026 are hereby disposed of.

ii) The Commercial Court is hereby directed to prepone Com.O.S.No.1655/2025 from 30.01.2026 to 19.01.2026.

iii) Both parties are directed to file appropriate application before the Commercial Court seeking preponement/advancement of the suit from 30.01.2026 to 19.01.2026 as stated supra.

iv) The Commercial Court shall hear both sides and dispose of all four applications. I.A.Nos.1 to 4 in accordance with law within a period of 2 weeks from 19.01.2026.

v) All rival contentions on all aspects of the matter are kept open and no opinion is expressed on the same.