Shoban Salim Thakur vs Chaitanya Arora on 15 October, 2025
Also, since the present Suit is a Commercial Suit the conduct of the
Plaintiff which I have already noted above, is also a relevant factor when
considering the aspect of costs. Additionally, since the present Suit is a
Commercial Suit, the question of costs is to be considered in light of
Section 35 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, as amended by the
Commercial Courts Act, 2015, which would also necessitate the conduct
of the Plaintiff to be taken into account. This position has been recognised
in Sai Trading Co. v. KRBL Ltd. , and Dashrath B. Rathod v. Fox Star Studios
India Pvt. Ltd. The Plaintiff has also given an undertaking in terms of Rule
126(ix)(a) of the Bombay High Court (Original Side) Rules, 1980, to pay
damages or costs as may be directed by the Court, should the Defendants
suffer any prejudice by reason of such interim order. Thus the Plaintiff
was therefore fully aware of the consequences that would ensue in the
event of any prejudice being caused to the Defendants by the grant of
such ex parte relief. The Defendants have set out that their entire business
has come to a standstill by virtue of the ex parte ad interim Order, and
Defendant Nos. 1 and 3 have also on Affidavit setting out the sales figures
duly certified by a chartered accountant for the month of June 2025, i.e.,
Meera Jadhav
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the month prior to the passing of the ex parte Order. Hence an Order of
costs must follow.