JUDGMENT

Shalinder Kaur, J. - The present petition arises out of the impugned order dated 14.08.2023 passed by the learned District Judge (Commercial) - 03, South-East, Saket Courts, Delhi (hereinafter as "Trial Court") in suit bearing no. CS(COMM) 318/2020 titled as "M/s Prime Meiden Limited vs M/s Sudhir Power Projects Limited" whereby the learned trial court dismissed the application filed by the petitioner under Order VIII Rule 1A(3) of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (hereinafter as "CPC") for taking on record additional documents i.e. (i) letter dated 08.07.2022 issued by HSIIDC and (ii) affidavit of admission/denial filed by the petitioner, who is the defendant before the learned trial court. The respondent is the plaintiff in the said proceedings.

2. The limited issue arising out of the present petition revolves around whether the documents sought to be placed on record by the petitioner i.e. a letter dated 08.07.2022 which was issued after filing of the written statement and the affidavit of admission and denial can be allowed at a later stage.

3. The petitioner, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, with its registered office at International Trade Tower, Nehru