M/S Sialkot Steel Works v. M/S Tata Steel Bsl Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
Civil revision CR-5354-2025 (O&M), Punjab & Haryana High Court, decided 11.08.2025 by Mandeep Pannu J. Ex-parte order dated 04.01.2024 of Trial Court and order dated 27.11.2024 of Additional District Judge, Commercial Court, Ludhiana set aside; defendant granted one final opportunity to file written statement; procedural rules held intended to advance justice, not punish bona fide lapses; conditional on costs of Rs.2,000/- plus additional costs of Rs.15,000/-; underlying recovery suit claim Rs.55,35,881/- with interest; Tata Steel BSL Ltd. v. Sailkot Steel Works; pending applications disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Revision petition allowed; impugned orders dated 04.01.2024 (ex-parte order of Trial Court) and 27.11.2024 (dismissal of setting-aside application by Additional District Judge) set aside, subject to petitioner/defendant depositing Rs.2,000/- as earlier directed and paying additional costs of Rs.15,000/- to the respondent/plaintiff on or before the next date fixed before the Trial Court; pending applications disposed of.