IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ADMIRALTY AND VICE ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION COMMERCIAL ADMIRALTY SUIT NO. 19 OF 2025 Captain Arun Amritlal Sethi ...Plaintiff V/s.

M. V. Som Silver IMO 7522100) ...Defendant Mr.Siddharth Manek i/b Crawford Bayley and Co. for the Plaintiff.

Ms. Vatsala Toprani i/b Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe for the Defendant.

CORAM : ABHAY AHUJA, J.

DATE : 9^th MAY, 2025 P.C. :

1. Today the matter has been listed at serial number 1 for the First Case Management Hearing in as much as on 28^th March, 2025, this Court had directed the Plaintiff and thereafter, the Defendant to file affidavits of documents along with compilation of documents and discovery and inspection and statements of admission and denial were to be exchanged by 25^th April, 2025.

2. However, today when the matter is called out, Mr. Manek, learned Counsel appears for the Plaintiff and submits that the Plaintiff has been unable to file affidavit of Plaintiff and compilation of documents and seeks extension of time.

3. The lawyers and litigants appearing in the Commercial Courts have to be aware of the provisions of the Code of Civil Provisions, 1908 (the “CPC”) as applicable to the commercial d