Shipping Corpn.Of India Ltd. v. Crosseas Shipping Ltd.And ANR.

38.chs.132.2017.s.1420.1997.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION CHAMBER SUMMONS NO. 132 2017 IN SUIT NO. 1420 OF 1997 Shipping Corpn of India Ltd.

.. Plaintiff/Applicant Vs.

Crosseas Shipping Ltd. & Anr.

.. Defendants Mr.Avinash Joshi i/b Mulla and Mulla and C.B. & C. for plaintiff-applicant. Mr.Manoj Agre i/b G.B.Kedia for defendant no.2. CORAM : K.R.SHRIRAM, J.

DATE : 29TH AUGUST 2017 P.C This chamber summons is taken out for condoning a delay of 12 years and 7 months in taking out the chamber summons to bring on record the Liquidator of defendant no.1 and consequential amendment to the plaint. In the affidavit in support, it is stated that the plaintiff came to know way-back on 7th June 2004 that defendant no.1 being wound up by the Courts of United Kingdom and Mr. P.M. Boyden through Price Water House Coopers LLP is being appointed as liquidator. No explanation is given as to why they did not move all these years.

In the circumstances, I am not inclined to grant the reliefs sought. Chamber summons dismissed.

(K.R. SHRIRAM, J.) Shraddha Talekar PS 1/1