ORAL ORDER

The defendant in O.S. No.216/2024 on the file of X Additional District and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru (henceforth referred to as ‘the Commercial Court’) has filed this petition challenging an order dated 20.09.2024 by which an application (I.A No.4) under Order VII Rule 10 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (for short, ‘CPC’) was rejected.

2. The parties shall henceforth be referred to as they were arrayed before the Trial Court. The petitioner herein was the defendant while the respondents herein were the plaintiffs before the Commercial Court.

3. The suit in Commercial O.S No.216/2024 was filed for the following reliefs:

“b. Decree the suit of the plaintiffs.

c. Joint Development Agreement dated 25.04.2022, registered in the office of the sub registrar office Jayanagar vide document No.JAY-1-00612-2022- 23 Stored in CD No.JAYD1217 Book-1 executed between the plaintiffs and defendant be declared as cancelled.

d. The General Power of Attorney dated

25.04.2022, registered in the office of the sub registrar office Jayanagar vide document No.JAY- 4-00114-2022-23 Stored in CD No.JAYD1217 Book-4 executed between the plaintiffs and de