$~50 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(COMM) 1301/2025 KAMDHENU STEELS AND ALLOYS LIMITED .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. Saurabh Kirpal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Nitesh Jain, Mr. Ankur Sudan, Mr. Nishant Bhargava, Mr. Rajat Chaudhary and Ms. Vidhi Jain, Advocates.

versus KAMDHENU LIMITED & ORS. .....Defendants Through: Mr.Akhil Sibal,Senior Advocate with Mr. Sudarshan Kr. Bansal, Mr. Shivang Bansal, Ms. Sugandh Shahi and Mr. Shivendra Pratap Singh, Advocates for D1 & 3.

Mr. Tarun Singla, Advocate for D2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA

O R D E R

% 15.12.2025 I.A. 30527/2025 (Exemption)

1. Exemption is allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2. The Application stands disposed of.

I.A. 30523/2025 (Exemption from pre-institution Mediation)

3. This is an Application filed by the Plaintiff seeking exemption from instituting pre-litigation Mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 (“CC Act”).

4. As the present matter contemplates urgent interim relief, in light of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Yamini Manohar v. T.K.D. Krithi, 2023 SCC OnLine SC 1382, exemption from the requirement of pre-institution Mediation is granted.

5. The Application stands disposed of.

CS(COMM) 1301/2025

6. Let the Plaint be registered as a Suit.

7. Issue Summons. The learned Counsel for Defendant Nos. 1 & 3 and Defendant No. 2 accept Summons.

8. The Written Statement(s) shall be filed by the Defendants within 30 days fromthe date.Along with the WrittenStatement(s),the Defendants shall also file an Affidavit of Admission / Denial of the documents of the Plaintiff, without which the Written Statement(s) shall not be taken on record.

9. Liberty is granted to the Plaintiff to file Replication(s), if any, within 30 days from the receipt of the Written Statement(s). Along with the Replication(s) filed by the Plaintiff, an Affidavit of Admission / Denial of the documents of Defendants be filed by the Plaintiff, without which the Replication(s) shall not be taken on record.

10. In case any Party is placing reliance on a document, which is not in their power and possession, its details and source shall be mentioned in the list of reliance, which shall also be filed with the pleadings.

11. IfanyofthePartieswishtoseekinspectionofanydocuments,thesame shall be sought and given within the prescribed timelines.

12. List before the learned Joint Registrar on 05.02.2026 for completion of pleadings.

I.A. 30526/2025 (Additional Documents)

13. The present Application has been filed on behalf of the Plaintiff under Order XI Rule 1(4) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”) as applicable to Commercial Suits under the CC Act, seeking leave to place on record additional documents.

14. The Plaintiff is permitted to file additional documents in accordance with the provisions of the CC Act and the Delhi High Court (Original Side)

Rules, 2018.

15. Accordingly, the Application stands disposed of.

I.A. 31384/2025

16. The learned Counsel for the Plaintiff seeks permission to withdraw the present Application with a liberty to file an appropriate application/s under the relevant provision of the CPC.

17. Accordingly,thepresentApplicationisdisposedofwithalibertytofile a fresh application for the same prayers as sought in this Application under the relevant provision of the CPC.

I.A. 30524/2025

18. This is an Application filed on behalf of the Plaintiff under Order XXXIX Rule 1 and 2 of the CPC.

19. Issue Notice. The learned Counsel for Defendant Nos. 1 & 3 and Defendant No. 2 accept Notice.

20. Let the Reply be filed within a period of four weeks from date. Rejoinderthereto,ifany,maybefiledwithinaperiodoftwoweeksthereafter.

21. List on 17.02.2026.

I.A. 30525/2025

22. This is an Application filed on behalf of the Plaintiff under Order XI Rule 2 as amended by the CC Act read with Section 151 of the CPC seeking administration of interrogatories upon Defendant No. 1.

23. Issue Notice. The learned Counsel for Defendant Nos. 1 & 3 and Defendant No. 2 accept Notice.

24. Let the Rep