VALMIKI J. MEHTA, J.

1. This is a suit filed by the plaintiff M/s Sawhney Brothers, a partnership firm, seeking recovery of Rs.70 lacs. There are a total of fourteen defendants in the suit. I need not narrate all the causes of action against all the fourteen defendants, inasmuch as, the counsel for the plaintiff seeks now a decree only against the defendant nos. 2 to 8 i.e the partnership firm of defendant no.2/M/s Orient Enterprises with its partners being defendant nos. 3 to 5, and the partnership firm of defendant no.6 known as M/s Bentrex & Company with its partners being defendant nos. 7 and 8.

2. I may note that this suit is one of the eight connected suits. Out of the eight suits, two suits being CS (OS) No. 1417/1979 and CS (OS) No. 672/1980 were disposed of earlier whereas the other five suits were disposed of in terms of the judgments passed by this Court on 16.2.2018 and 19.2.2018, with the main judgment being judgment dated 16.2.2018 in CS (OS) No. 922/2004 titled as Metro Exporters Private Limited Vs. United India Insurance Company Limited. Paras 1 and 2 of