124 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 30.03.2026 SANJAY GUPTA AND ORS.

...Petitioners/Defendants Vs.

ATTAR CHAND AND ORS.

...Respondents/Plaintiffs CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present: Mr. Kunal Dawar, Senior Advocate with Mr. Mayank Aggarwal, Advocate, Mr. Saurav Bajaj, Advocate and Mr. Devesh Bhatia, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Vishal Garg Narwana, Advocate with Mr. Shubham Aggarwal, Advocate for respondent Nos. 1 to 3.

VIRINDER AGGARWAL , J. (Oral)

1. The present revision petition has been instituted challenging the order dated 22.01.2026, whereby the application preferred by the petitioners under Order VII Rule 11 read with Order XXIII Rule 1(4) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) came to be dismissed by the learned Trial Court.

2. The respondents/plaintiffs had instituted a suit for recovery on the basis of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated 07.02.2018. In response thereto, the petitioners/defendants filed an application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC seeking rejection of the plaint on multiple grounds. It was contended that the suit was barred under Order II Rule 2 CPC, as the respondents had failed to claim al