Ardeshir B Cursetjee and Sons Ltd. v. The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
Consent-based disposal of an interim application via Minutes of Order in a commercial summary suit; joinder of an additional defendant by amendment of the plaint. Bench: Abhay Ahuja J. (single judge). Parties: The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd. (Plaintiff), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Defendant), Ardeshir B. Cursetjee and Sons Ltd. (Applicant added as Defendant No.2). Next date: 22 July 2026. Keywords: amendment of suit, addition of defendant, minutes of order, interim application, Commercial Division Bombay High Court, prayer clauses (a) and (b), consent order.
What did the court decide?
Interim Application No. 2787 of 2025 allowed and disposed in terms of Minutes of Order dated 6th May 2026 (prayer clauses (a) and (b)): Plaintiff directed to amend Commercial Summary Suit No. 164 of 2015 to add Ardeshir B. Cursetjee and Sons Ltd. as Defendant No.2; amendments within two weeks, amended proceedings to be served two weeks thereafter with affidavit of service by the next date; Suit listed on 22nd July 2026.