SUDHA ENTERPRISES, A PARTNERSHIP FIRM REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNER SHRI T.S. HARI KUMAR Vs. CAVE CATERERS PRIVATE LIMITED, A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF COMPANIES ACT, 1956 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR SANJAY KOCHHAR@R

JUDGEMENT

(1.) RESPONDENT has instituted O.S. 6616/2006 against the petitioner on 22.7.2006 with a prayer for specific performance of an agreement dated 23.5.2002 and for permanent injunction. Petitioner/defendant has filed written statement and counter claim on 14.11.2006. Plaintiff has filed a rejoinder on 27.1.2007. Suit was referred to Mediation by the Bangalore Mediation Center on 16.11.2007. Mediation having not materialised, the suit was referred back to the Court on 6.2.2008. Issues in the suit have not been framed and no progress has taken place. The prayer in this writ petition is to direct the Trial Court to dispose of the suit within 3 months:

(2.) PERUSED the writ papers.

(3.) BOTH the parties shall file the draft issues in the Trial Court before 8.9.2010. The Trial Court is directed to frame the issues before 25.9.2010. Plaintiff shall adduce and complete its side of evidence before 20.11.2010. The defendant shall adduce and complete its side of evidence before 18.12.2010. The Trial Court is hereby directed to dispose of the suit within 6 weeks from the date the trial of the suit is completed. The parties shall make arrangement to keep their respective learned advocates present in the Court as and when the matter is taken up for consideration.