JUDGMENT

Amit Bansal, J.

I.A. No. 1540/2021 (u/O.XXXIX R.1 & 2 of CPC), I.A. No. 1541/2021 (u/S.151 of CPC), I.A. No. 8073/2021 (of the defendants no. 1 to 4 u/O.VII R.10 & 11 of CPC) & I.A. No. 9321/2021 (of the defendant no. 5 u/O.VII R.10 & 11 of CPC)

1. By this order, I propose to decide the I.A. No. 1540/2021 filed by the plaintiffs under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) and I.A. No. 1541/2021 filed by the plaintiffs under Section 151 of the CPC, seeking a direction to the defendants no. 1 to 4 for disclosure of assets of the defendants no. 1 to 5 on affidavit. Further, I shall decide I.A. No. 8073/2021 filed by the defendants no. 1 to 4 under Order VII Rules 10 and 11 of the CPC and I.A. No. 9321/2021 filed by the defendant no. 5 company under Order VII Rules 10 and 11 of the CPC.

BRIEF FACTS

2. Brief facts relevant for deciding the present applications, as given the plaint, are set out below:

(i) The plaintiff no. 1, OCM Singapore Njord Holdings Hardrada Pte Ltd., is a company incorporated in Singapore and carries on business as ship owners. The plaintiff no. 1 is the registered owner of the vessel "Torm Hardrada" (hereinafter, referre