Sumessh Menon Desingner And Founder Of Sumessh Menon And Associates v. Jayant Lalani And ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO.3515 OF 2024 IN SUIT NO.317 OF 2023 Sumessh Menon Designer And Founder Of Sumesh Menon And Associates ....Applicant

Versus

Jayant Lalani & Ors.

....Defendants Ms. Prachi Pandya a/w. Bhavya Ganatra i/b. Corporate Attorneys, for Plaintiffs.

Mr. Soham Bhagwat i/b. Kiran Jain & Co., for Defendant Nos.1 to 3.

Mr. Sunil C. Khandagale i/b. Komal Punjabi, for Defendant Nos.14 to 17.

Mr. Huzefa Khokhawala i/b. Nankani & Associates, for Applicant/Defendant No.19.

CORAM: SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J.

DATE : MARCH 10, 2026 ORDER :

1.

In the interest of justice and to enable the Court to appreciate the defence of Defendant No.19, permission is granted to bring the written statement on record, but subject to payment of costs in the sum of Rs.15,000/- to the Plaintiff within a period of two weeks from the date of upload of this order.

Digitally signed by AARTI GAJANAN PALKAR Date:

2026.03.13 15:29:00 +0530 MARCH 10, 2026 Aarti Palkar AARTI GAJANAN PALKAR

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Registry shall accept the written statement upon demonstration of such costs having been paid.

3.

Interim Application is hereby disposed of.

4.

All actions required to be taken pursuant to this order shall be taken upon receipt of a downloaded copy as available on this Court's website.

[ SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J.] MARCH 10, 2026 Aarti Palkar