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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
DEBANGSU BASAK, MD. SHABBAR RASHIDI
Ramji Lal Agarwal – Appellant
Versus
Sourav Agarwal – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
MD. SHABBAR RASHIDI, J.
1. The two appeals are directed against judgment and order dated March 12, 2025 passed in respect of GA No 1 of 2023 and GA No. 2 of 2023 in CS No. 126 of 2023.
2. By the impugned judgment and order, the learned trial Court dismissed GA No 1 of 2023 filed in CS No. 126 of 2023 seeking grant of an interim order. By the self-same judgment and order the learned trial Court allowed GA No. 2 of 2023 filed in the said suit whereby, the suit was sought to be dismissed on the ground that the issues involved in the suit were of a commercial nature and as such only a court having been constituted under the provisions of Commercial Courts Act, was competent to decide on the issues involved in such suit.
3. Learned senior advocate for the appellant contended that the subject matter involved in the suit emanated out a family arrangement among the members of the family and as such, the same cannot fall within the expression of ‘Commercial Disputes’ as defined under the provisions of Commercial Courts Act, 2015. The learned trial Court was not justified in passing the impugned judgment and order holding the subject matter of the suit as commercial disputes.
4. It was
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