Alok Kumar Lodha v. Asian Hotels (North) Ltd.

Delhi High Court · 15 Sep 2021 · 2021:DHC:2879
Jayant Nath
CS(COMM) 190/2020
2021:DHC:2879
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The Delhi High Court allowed multiple commercial suits against Asian Hotels (North) Ltd. by applying the reasoning in a previously decided identical suit and directed procedural compliance including filing amended plaints and issuing notices to new defendants.

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CS(COMM) 190/2020 etc.
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
JUDGMENT
Reserved on: 16.08.2021
Judgment Pronounced on: 15.09.2021 IN THE MATTERS OF ASIAN HOTELS (NORTH) LTD.
CS(COMM) 190/2020
SWEETY SURI ... Plaintiff
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ASIAN HOTELS (NORTH) LTD. ... Defendant
CS(COMM) 192/2020
CHARU LODHA ... Plaintiff
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CS(COMM) 200/2020
H.S. NAG & ORS. ... Plaintiff
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CS(COMM) 201/2020
SYED MUJTABA SHAH ... Plaintiff
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CS(COMM) 202/2020
RAM KRISHAN ASSOCIATES PVT. LTD. ... Plaintiff
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CS(COMM) 203/2020
M/S JAIPUR JEWEL PALACE ... Plaintiff
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CS(COMM) 208/2020
M/S SHANTI VIJAY JEWELS ... Plaintiff
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CS(COMM) 211/2020
MEENA RASTOGI SINCE DECEASED THRU. LR. ... Plaintiff
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CS(COMM) 212/2020
SHREE KHANNA GEMS ... Plaintiff
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CS(COMM) 213/2020
AJAY KUMAR RASTOGI ... Plaintiff
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CS(COMM) 216/2020
ARUN KUMAR JAIN ... Plaintiff
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CS(COMM) 229/2020
SHAW ART PALACE ... Plaintiff
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CS(COMM) 230/2020
RAJESH JAIN ... Plaintiff
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CS(COMM) 232/2020
SUGEET BALA AHUJA & ANR. ... Plaintiffs
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CS(COMM) 233/2020
BEENA JAIN ... Plaintiff
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CS(COMM) 234/2020
KASHMIR CARPET INDUSTRIES EMPORIUM ... Plaintiff
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CS(COMM) 235/2020
KASHMIR CARPET PALACE ... Plaintiff
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CS(COMM) 236/2020
B. L. KAPOOR & ANR. ... Plaintiffs
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CS(COMM) 238/2020
MAHARANI OF INDIA ... Plaintiff
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CS(COMM) 239/2020
TEHMINA SEN ... Plaintiff
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CS(COMM) 240/2020
V. P. SACHDEV ... Plaintiff
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CS(COMM) 241/2020
MR. FAROOQ AHMED & ANR. ... Plaintiff
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CS(COMM) 245/2020
CRAFTO ... Plaintiff
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AND
CS(COMM) 247/2020
M/S NATIONAL COTTAGE EMPORIUM ... Plaintiff
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Present: Mr.Avishkar Singhvi, Mr.Nipun Katyal, Mr.Dhruv Surana, Mr.Rahul Gupta, Mr.Shekhar Gupta, Mr.Arav Kapoor and Mohd.
Shahbaz, Advs. for the plaintiffs.
Mr.Vikram Nankani, Sr.Adv. with Mr.Sidhant Kumar, Mr.Sanjay
Aggarwal, Dr.Joginder Singh, Ms.Aakanksha Kaul and Ms.Manyaa
Chandok, Advs. for the defendants.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT NATH JAYANT NATH, J.
IAs. 4971-72/2021 in CS(COMM) 190/2020 IAs. 5178-79/2021 in CS(COMM) 192/2020
IAs. 3319 & 3318/21 in CS(COMM) 200/20 IAs. 5221-22/2021 in CS(COMM) 201/2020
IAs. 4655-56/2021 in CS(COMM) 202/2020 IAs. 5171-72/2021 in CS(COMM) 203/2020
IAs. 4920-21/2021 in CS(COMM) 208/2020 IAs. 3756 & 3755/21 in CS(COMM) 211/20
IAs. 4975-76/2021 in CS(COMM) 212/2020 IAs. 3322 & 3321/21 in CS(COMM) 213/20
IAs. 4978-79/2021 in CS(COMM) 216/2020 IAs. 4657-58/2021 in CS(COMM) 229/2020
IAs. 3317 & 3316/21 in CS(COMM) 230/20 IAs. 5169-70/2021 in CS(COMM) 232/2020
IAs. 5182-83/2021 in CS(COMM) 233/2020 IAs. 5176-77/2021 in CS(COMM) 234/2020
IAs. 4874-75/2021 in CS(COMM) 235/2020 IAs. 5180-81/2021 in CS(COMM) 236/2020
IAs. 4876-77/2021 in CS(COMM) 238/2020 IAs. 4973-74/2021 in CS(COMM) 239/2020
IAs. 4649-59/2021 in CS(COMM) 240/2020 IAs. 4653-54/2021 in CS(COMM) 241/2020
IAs. 4750-51/2021 in CS(COMM) 245/2020 IAs. 4651-52/2021 in CS(COMM) 247/2020
The facts and issues raised in these matters are identical to the facts and issues raised in CS(COMM) 189/2020 titled as “Alok Kumar Lodha v.
Asian Hotels (North) Ltd.”.
This court has today pronounced a separate judgment and allowed similar applications filed by the plaintiff being IA. 5173/2021 & I.A.
5174/2021 in CS(COMM) 189/2020. For the reasons stated in the said judgment passed in IA. 5173/2021 & I.A. 5174/2021 in CS(COMM)
189/2020, the present applications are also allowed.
CS(COMM) 190/2020, CS(COMM) 192/2020, CS(COMM) 200/2020, CS(COMM) 201/2020, CS(COMM) 202/2020, CS(COMM) 203/2020, CS(COMM) 208/2020, CS(COMM) 211/2020, CS(COMM) 212/2020, CS(COMM) 213/2020, CS(COMM) 216/2020, CS(COMM) 229/2020, CS(COMM) 230/2020, CS(COMM) 232/2020, CS(COMM) 233/2020, CS(COMM) 234/2020, CS(COMM) 235/2020, CS(COMM) 236/2020, CS(COMM) 238/2020, CS(COMM) 239/2020, CS(COMM) 240/2020, CS(COMM) 241/2020, CS(COMM) 245/2020 & CS(COMM) 247/2020
Amended plaint if not filed, be filed within ten days. Thereafter, issue notice to the newly impleaded defendants, returnable for 29.09.2021.
JAYANT NATH, J.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021