$~49 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(COMM) 1024/2025 & I.As. 24180/2025, 24181-83/2025, 26930/2025 GUPTA RICE AND GENERAL MILL .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. Akhil Sibal, Mr. Rishi Bansal, Mr. Mankaran Singh, Ms. Ayushi Arora, Mr. Aditya and Ms. Sarah, Advocates versus GAGAN KARANWAL PROPRIETOR OF M/S JAWALA JI TRADING CO. .....Defendant Through: Ms. Heena Narula, Mr. Shubham, Mr.

Rijul and Mr. Prabhat, Advocates Ms. Charu Aneja, Local Commissioner CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA

O R D E R

% 31.10.2025 I.A. 26930/2025 (seeking to place on record the additional documents)

1. This is an application filed under Order XI Rule 1(5) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (‘CPC’) [as amended by the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act, 2015 (‘Commercial Courts Act’)] read with Section 151 CPC by the plaintiff for placing on record the additional documents filed vide e-diary no. 7721718/2025.

2. Keeping in view that the summons have not yet been issued in this suit and the documents have been filed to explain the location of the raid conducted on 10.09.2025, the documents are directed to be taken on record.

3. Accordingly, the application is allowed.

I.A. 24182/2025 (for exemption)

4. The present application has been filed on behalf of the plaintiff under Section 151 of CPC seeking exemption from filing certified copies, clear/legible copies, English translation of vernacular documents and documents with proper margin.

5. Subject to the Plaintiff filing the certified copies, clear/legible copies, English translation of vernacular documents and documents with proper margin sought to be relied upon within four (4) weeks from today, exemption is granted for the present.

6. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of.

I.A. 24183/2025 (seeking exemption for instituting prelitigation mediation)

7. This is an application under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 read with Section 151 CPC, filed by the Plaintiff seeking exemption from instituting pre-litigation mediation.

8. Having regard to the facts that the present suit contemplates urgent interim relief and in light of the judgement of the Supreme Court in Yamini Manohar v. T.K.D. Keerthi, [(2024) 5 SCC 815], exemption from the requirement of pre-

institution mediation is granted to the plaintiff.

9. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of.

I.A. 24181/2025 (seeking leave to file additional documents)

10. This is an application seeking leave to file additional documents under Order XI Rule 1(4) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (‘CPC’) [as amended by the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act, 2015 (‘Commercial Courts Act’)]

read with Section 151 CPC, within thirty (30) days.

11. The Plaintiff, if it wishes to file additional documents will file the same within thirty (30) days from today, and it shall do so strictly as per the provisions of the Commercial Courts Act and the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018 (‘DHC Rules’).

12. For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed.

13. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of.

CS(COMM) 1024/2025

14. Ms. Charu Aneja, Advocate, Local Commissioner, is personally present in Court in pursuance to the directions issued on the last date.

15. She states that prior to the initiation of the commission, she received a redacted copy of the order dated 30.08.2025, on her WhatsApp from the counsel for the plaintiff.

15.1 She states that the location at which she had to conduct the local commission was redacted in the order.

15.2 She states that she accompanied the representatives of the plaintiff to the local police station and it was only at the police station that she was provided with the unredacted copy of the order dated 30.08.2025 by the representatives of the plaintiff.

15.3 She states that thereafter, the representatives of the plaintiff guided her to the location at which the raid h