Iresh REPORTABLE IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION IN ITS COMMERCIAL DIVISION COMMERCIAL APPEAL (L) NO. 95 OF 2020 IN SUMMONS FOR JUDGMENT NO. 83 OF 2019 IN COMMERCIAL SUMMARY SUIT NO. 923 OF 2019 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1801 OF 2020 IN COMMERCIAL APPEAL (L) NO. 95 OF 2020

1. Skil-Himachal Infrastructure & Tourism Ltd, W-21, Green Park (Main), South Delhi, New Delhi – 110 016;

Also at: SKIL House, 209, Bank Street Cross Lane, Fort, Mumbai – 400 023.

2. Skil Infrastructure Ltd, SKIL House, Bank Cross Street Lane, Fort, Mumbai 400 023.

3. Nikhil Gandhi, 21, Sagar Villa, 38, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai 400 026.

4. Metropolitan Industries, 512, Vyapar Bhavan, 5th Floor, 49, P.D. Mello Road, Carnac Bunder Masjid, Mumbai 400 009, represented by its partners (i) Mr Nikhil Gandhi and …Appellants (ii) Mr Bhavesh Gandhi.

(Orig Defendants)

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IL&FS Financial Services Ltd, A company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, and having its registered office at the IL & FS Financial Centre, Plot No. C-22, G Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), …Respondent Mumbai 400 051 (Orig Plaintiff) APPEARANCES for the appellants Mr Kunal Mehta, with Manik Joshi, Mantul Bajpai, Vrushabh Vig, i/b Crawford Bayley & Co for respondent Dr Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate, with Ranjeev Carvalho, Sachin Chandarana & Archit Shah, i/b MKA & Co.

WITH COMMERCIAL APPEAL (L) NO. 94 OF 2020 IN SUMMONS FOR JUDGMENT NO. 30 OF 2019 IN COMMERCIAL SUMMARY SUIT NO. 779 OF 2019 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1802 OF 2020 IN COMMERCIAL APPEAL (L) NO. 94 OF 2020

1. Skil Infrastructure Ltd, SKIL House, 209, Bank Street Cross Lane, Fort, Mumbai 400 023.

2. Awaita Properties Pvt Ltd, SKIL House, 209, Bank Street Cross Lane, Fort, Mumbai 400 023.

3. Gajodhar Trading Co Pvt Ltd, Room No. 501, Shiv Smriti Housing Society Ltd, 5th Floor, Dr DB Marg, Mumbai 400 008.

4. Amkay Real Estate Pvt Ltd, 507, Vyapar Bhavan, 49, P. D’Mello Road, Carnac Bunder, Masjid (East), Mumbai 400 009.

5. Soothing Trading Co Pvt Ltd, 507, Vyapar Bhavan, 49, P. D’Mello Road, Carnac Bunder, Masjid (East), Mumbai 400 009.

6. Shantidoot Financial Services Pvt Ltd, 507, Vyapar Bhavan, 49, P. D’Mello Road, Carnac Bunder, Masjid (East), Mumbai 400 009.

7. Nikhil Gandhi, 21, Sagar Villa, 38, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai 400 026.

8. Metropolitan Industries, 512, Vyapar Bhavan, 5th Floor, 49, P.D. Mello Road, Carnac Bunder Masjid, Mumbai 400 009, represented by its partners (i) Mr Nikhil Gandhi and …Appellants (ii) Mr Bhavesh Gandhi.

(Orig Defendants)

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IL&FS Financial Services Ltd, A company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, and having its registered office at the IL & FS Financial Centre, Plot No. C-22, G Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), …Respondent Mumbai 400 051.

(Orig Plaintiff) APPEARANCES for the appellants Dr Veerendra Tulzapurkar, Senior Advocate, with Kunal Mehta, Manik Joshi, Mantul Bajpai, Vrushabh Vig, i/b Crawford Bayley & Co.

for respondent Dr Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate, with Ranjeev Carvalho, Sachin Chandarana, Archit Shah, i/b MKA & Co.

WITH COMMERCIAL APPEAL (L) NO. 96 OF 2020 IN SUMMONS FOR JUDGMENT NO. 84 OF 2019 IN COMMERCIAL SUMMARY SUIT NO. 887 OF 2019 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1803 OF 2020 IN COMMERCIAL APPEAL (L) NO. 96 OF 2020

1. Gujarat—Dwarka Portwest Ltd, A company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 having its registered office at 904-Labh, Shukan Tower, Opp. Judges Bungalows, Bokadev, Ahmedabad 380 054.

Also at:

SKIL House, 209, Bank Street Cross Lane, Fort, Mumbai 400 023.

2. Skil Infrastructure Ltd, SKIL House, Bank Cross Street Lane, Fort, Mumbai 400 023.

3. Nikhil Gandhi, 21, Sagar Villa, 38, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai 400 026.

4. Metropolitan Industries, 512, Vyapar Bhavan, 5th Floor, 49, P.D.

Mello Road, Carnac Bunder Masjid, Mumbai 400 009, represented by its partners (i) Mr Nikhil Gandhi and …Appellants (ii) Mr Bhavesh Gandhi.

(Orig Defendants)

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IL&FS Fi