$~49 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(COMM) 1350/2025 & I.A. 31568-31575/2025 M/S SIDDHI ENGINEERS & ANR. .....Plaintiffs Through: Mr. G. Nataraj, Mr. Rahul Bhujbal, Mr. Jegadheesh Rama, Ms. Jigyasa Singh, Mr. Nilesh Nayak and Ms.

Chavvi Sompura, Advs.

versus ISHRAT AKIL SHAIK .....Defendant Through: None CORAM:

HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA

O R D E R

% 17.12.2025 I.A. 31571/2025 (for additional documents)

1. 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 Act, 2015, (Act of 2015)], read with Section 151 CPC, within thirty [30] days.

2. The plaintiffs, if they wish to file additional documents, shall file the same within thirty [30] days from today, and they shall do so strictly as per the provisions of the Commercial Courts Act and the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018 [‘DHC Rules’].

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

4. Accordingly, the application is disposed of.

I.A. 31572/2025 (seeking exemption from filing original/certified copy of documents)

5. This is an application under Section 151 CPC, seeking exemption from filing original/certified copy of documents.

6. Subject to the plaintiffs filing original/certified copy of documents within a period of four [4] weeks from today, exemption is granted for the present, failing which, the plaintiffs will not be entitled to rely upon these documents.

7. Accordingly, the application is disposed of.

I.A. 31573/2025 (exemption from true/typed copy of dim/illegible pages)

8. This is an application filed under Section 151 CPC seeking exemption from filing true/typed copy of dim/illegible pages in the present Suit.

9. Subject to the plaintiffs filing true typed copy of dim/illegible pages within a period of thirty [30] days from today, exemption is granted for the present, failing which, the plaintiffs will not be entitled to rely upon these documents.

10. Accordingly, the application is disposed of.

I.A. 31574/2025 (for exemption from advance service)

11. This is an application filed under Section 151 of CPC, 1908, seeking exemption from advance service on the Defendant.

12. Since the Court is issuing summons in this Suit, this application has become infructuous.

I.A. 31575/2025 (seeking exemption from pre-litigation mediation)

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

14. Having regard to the facts that the present Suit contemplates urgent interim relief and in light of the judgment 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 plaintiffs.

15. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of.

I.A. 31570/2025 (seeking discovery of details)

16. This is an application filed under Order XI Rule 1(6) of CPC as amended by the Act of 2015, read with Chapter IV of the DHC Rules, read with Section 151 of CPC, 1908, seeking discovery of details enlisted at paragraph ‘6’ of the captioned application.

17. Issue notice to the defendant through all modes.

18. Reply be filed within four [4] weeks from receipt of notice. Rejoinder thereto, if any, be filed within two [2] weeks thereafter.

19. List before the learned Joint Registrar (J) on 29.01.2026.

20. List before Court on 27.02.2026.

CS(COMM) 1350/2025

21. Let the plaint be registered as a suit.

22. Summons be issued to the defendant by all permissible modes on filing of the process fee. Dasti in addition. Affidavit of service be filed within two [2] weeks.

23. The summons shall indicate that the written statement must be filed within thirty [30] days from the date of receipt of the summons. The defendant shall also file affidavit of admission/denial of the documents filed by the plaintiffs, failing which the written statement shall not be taken