JUDGMENT :

MINI PUSHKARNA, J.

I.A. 9391/2025 (Application under Order VII Rule 11 read with Section 151 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908)

1. The present application has been filed on behalf of the defendants seeking rejection of the plaint under Order VII Rule 11 (d) of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”), on the ground that the suit is not maintainable for being barred by limitation.

2. It is the case of the defendants that the 16^th running bill for Rs. 4,99,82,236/- dated 04^th July, 2014 raised by the plaintiff, has already been rejected by the defendants vide letter dated 09^th October, 2014. Thus, all the legitimate dues of the plaintiff for the work done under the Agreement dated 20^th July, 2007 for “Const. of Road under Bridge at Level X-ING in Vivek Vihar I.T.I”, has already been paid by the defendants. The cause of action, if any, arose last on 09^th October, 2014, when the defendants rejected the claim of the plaintiff.

3. As per the defendants, the plaintiff failed to take any legal action for more than seven years, and in order to circumvent the limitation period, the plaintiff has artificially created a cause of action on the basis of a fictitious and self-serving bill dat