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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF APRIL, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD

WRIT PETITION NO. 11021 OF 2026 (GM-CPC)

BETWEEN:

SRI. MURRALI. M. BAALADEV

S/O OF LATE M.S. BAALADEV

AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS

M/S. KAANCHI CO. SRINIDHI SILK

NO.2, 1ST FLOOR, B.V.K. IYENGAR ROAD

CHICKPET CIRCLE, BENGALURU 560053

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. SRIDHARA N., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. M/S. MOHAN SILKS AND SAREES

REP. BY ITS PARTNERS

2. SRI. S.G. VINAYAKA

S/O. LATE. S.G. GOPALAKRISHNASA

AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS

Digitally signed by

DHANALAKSHMI NO.8/1, MOHIDEEN SAB LANE

MURTHY J.M. ROAD CROSS, NARAYANASHETTYPET

Location: H IGH BENGALURU-560002.

COURTOF

KARNATAKA

3. SMT. S.G. SHARADA

W/O. LATE. S.G. GOPALAKRISHNASA

AGED MAJOR

NO.8/1, MOHIDEEN SAB LANE

J.M. ROAD CROSS, NARAYANASHETTYPET

BENGALURU-560002.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI.H J SANGHVI., ADVOCATE FOR C/R1)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF

THE PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 09.03.2026

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(ANNEXURE-A) PASSED IN COM. O.S. NO.1116/2023 BY THE

LXXXII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE,

COMMERCIAL COURT AT BENGALURU, DISMISSING THE

APPLICATION (I.A. NO. 12), FILED UNDER ORDER XI RULE 5(1)

OF THE COMMERCIAL COURTS ACT, 2015 READ WITH SECTION

151 OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908, FILED BY THE

PETITIONER AND ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY

HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD

ORAL ORDER

1. In this writ petition, the petitioner-defendant has

called in question the order dated 09.03.2026 passed by

the LXXXII Addl. City Civil & Sessions Judge, Commercial

Court, Bengaluru (for short ‘Commercial Court’) on

I.A.No.12 filed under Order XI Rule 5(1) of Commercial

Courts Act, 2015, in Com.O.S.No.1116/2023, whereby the

said application has been dismissed.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred

to as per their ranking before the Commercial Court in

Original Suit.

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3. The plaintiff filed a suit in Com.O.S.No.1116/2023

before the Commercial Court seeking for recovery of

money. Upon appearance, the defendant filed I.A.No.12

under Order XI Rule 5(1) of Commercial Courts Act, 2015

seeking permission to produce documents i.e., (a) Bank

Statements for the period commencing from 01.04.2011

to 16.10.2010 of the defendant (b) Ledger Statements

indicating the payments made by the defendant to the

plaintiff. The Commercial Court, by order dated

09.03.2026 dismissed the said application. Aggrieved by

the said impugned order passed by the Trial Court, the

present writ petition has been filed.

4. The application filed by the defendant came to be

dismissed particularly on the ground that in paragraph-5

of the Statement of Truth, the defendant has stated that

he has disclosed all the documents in his possession,

however, he has not disclosed about the above said

documents.

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5. Insofar as production of bank statements is

concerned, it is an official document. If the same is

permitted to be produced, it will not cause any prejudice

to the plaintiff. Insofar as production of ledger statements

is concerned, there is no pleading in the written statement

regarding the ledger statement. Therefore, the

Commercial Court is justified in dismissing the prayer to

the extent of production of the ledger statement.

6. In view of the above, the following order is passed:

ORDER

a) The writ petition is allowed-in-part.

b) The impugned order dated 09.03.2026 passed

by the LXXXII Addl. City Civil & Sessions Judge,

Commercial Court, Bengaluru on I.A.No.12 in

Com.O.S.No.1116/2023, is hereby set aside

only to the extent of production of bank

statement; and in respect of production of

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ledger statement, the impugned order is

confirmed.

c) I.A.No.12 filed by the defendant is allowed in

part.

d) The defen

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