Airports Authority Of India v. Aer Linges Ltd And ORS.

Nitin 1 / 2 914­S­366­1997

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURSIDICTION SUIT NO. 366 OF 1997 Airports Authority of India ...

Plaintiff

Versus

AER Linges Limited and Ors.

...

Defendants Ms.Badha H. Bhandari i/b. M.V. Kini and Company for the Plaintiff. Mr.K.G. Singhania a/w. Ms. S. Patil, Mr.Nirav Punjani i/b. Singhania and Company for Defendant Nos. 1, 4 and 5.

CORAM : S.J. KATHAWALLA, J.

DATED : 11 TH JUNE, 2015 P.C.

1.

The above Suit is pending before this Court since last 17 years. By an order dated 5th November, 2014, the Hon'ble Supreme Court has directed this Court to dispose of the Suit within a period of one year. 2.

On 23rd March, 2015 this Court (Coram : S.C. Gupte, J.) inter­ alia passed the following order :

"4. That parties shall file their respective affidavits of documents together with their compilations and complete discovery and inspection within four weeks from today. The Plaintiff shall within two weeks thereafter file its affidavit of evidence in lieu of examination­in­chief".

3.

However, the Plaintiff has till date not complied with the order

Nitin 2 / 2 914­S­366­1997 passed by this Court dated 23rd March, 2015. The Suit therefore deserves to be forthwith dismissed. However, since the learned Advocate for the Plaintiff undertakes to comply with the order passed by this Court dated 23rd March, 2015 within a period of one week from today, this Court as a last chance and only by way indulgence is granting a week's time to the Plaintiff to comply with the order passed by this Court dated 23rd March, 2015. Stand over to 18th June, 2015.

(S.J. KATHAWALLA, J.)