MOUSHUMI BHATTACHARYA
ITC Limited – Appellant
Versus
JP Morgan Mutual Fund India Pvt. Ltd. – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Moushumi Bhattacharya, J. - This is an application filed by the defendant no.2, JP Morgan Asset Management India Private Limited, for leave to produce further documents annexed to the application which are marked as 'A' to 'I' i.e. 9 documents. The suit was filed on 18th May, 2016 for a decree against the defendants for loss suffered by the plaintiff in relation to the plaintiff's investment in the Liquid Fund and the Treasury Fund which are debt funds of the first defendant. An application for rejecting the plaint and for deleting the names of some of the defendants was rejected by an order dated 24th August, 2018 by which the hearing of the suit was expedited. After the issues were settled on 24th January, 2019, the evidence of the plaintiff's witness was concluded on 13th January 2020. The examination-in-chief of the witness of the defendant no.1 commenced on 21st February 2020 and was due to resume in the middle of April, 2020 as the travel plans of the defendant's witness became uncertain by reason of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Physical hearings of Court matters were thereafter suspended from 23rd March 2020.
2. Mr. Jishnu Saha, learned Senior Counsel appearing for
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