Engineers India Limited v. Ravinder Kumar & Ors

O R D E R %

11.11.2025

¶1This revision petition has been filed by Engineers India Limited – defendant No. 3 in the suit, against an order dated 29.04.2025 passed by the Trial Court, by which an application filed by it under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 has been dismissed. The said application was filed on the ground that the suit is barred by limitation.

¶2After some hearing, and with the consent of learned counsel for the plaintiff and all the defendants, it is directed that the issue of limitation will be tried as a preliminary issue by the Trial Court. This is a digitally signed order. C.R.P. 226/2025

¶3The revision petition, alongwith pending application, is disposed of with these directions. PRATEEK JALAN, J NOVEMBER 11, 2025 'pv/KA'/ This is a digitally signed order.

C.R.P. 226/2025 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + C.R.P. 226/2025 & CM APPL. 46899/2025 ENGINEERS INDIA LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Anuja Pethia & Mr. Rishabh Nigam, Advocates. versus RAVINDER KUMAR & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sunil Kumar, Advocate for R- 1 alongwith R-1 in Person. Mr. Abhinav Singh, Mr. Rishabh Mittal & Ms. Bharti Yadav, Advocates for R-2/GNCTD. Mr. Tushar Sannu & Ms. Ishika Jain, Advocates for R-3/DJB. Mr. Vineet Tayal, Ms. Nishtha Wadhwa, Advocates for R-4. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN