JUDGMENT :

Krishnan Ramasamy, J.

1. These Original Side Appeals have been filed, challenging the common order passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court, in A. Nos. 5192 of 2019 and A. Nos. 10250 of 2018 in C.S. No. 360 of 2007, dated 15.11.2019.

2. The defendant in the above suit is the appellant herein.

2.1. The appellant filed A. No. 5192 of 2019, for transfer of the cases pending before this Court, viz., i) C.S. No. 291 of 2007, ii) C.S. No. 360 of 2007, and iii) C.S. No. 698 of 2011 to the file of the Principal District Court, (Commercial Division) or II Additional District Court, Salem, to be tried along with the pending civil suits, in the same Court, viz., i) O.S. No. 111 of 2018, renumbered as CD. No. 01 of 2018; ii) O.S. No. 290 of 2017, iii) O.S. No. 61 of 2018, iv) O.S. No. 86 of 2015, v) O.S. No. 05 of 2016, and vi) O.S. No. 25 of 2019, on the ground of forum conveniens.

2.2. The plaintiff/respondent herein filed A. No. 10250 of 2018, to withdraw the suits, viz., i) O.S. No. 111 of 2018 from the file of the II Additional District Court, Salem, presently, on the file of the Principal District Court, Salem, renumbered as C.D. No. 1 of 2018, ii) O.S. No. 290 of 2017 and