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  IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                    ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL  JURISDICTION

   IN ITS COMMERCIAL DIVISION
                           COMMERCIAL SUIT NO.250  OF 2017 
   
Jalgaon Energy Private Limited  )….Plaintiffs
            V/s.
MSEDCL & Anr. )....Defendants

    ­­­­
Mr.Vedchetan Patil for plaintiffs.
Ms.Deepa   Chavan   a/w   Mr.Kiran   Gandhi   and   Mr.Anuj   Jaiswal   I/by
Little and Co. for defendant no.1.
Mr.Rohit Sharma for defendant no.2.

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                 CORAM : K.R.SHRIRAM,J   
                   DATE     : 10.4.2019

P.C.:­

1. At the outset, Mr.Patil for plaintiff undertakes to file list of

witnesses before the end of this week.  Undertaking accepted.

Name : Ashesh Jain (PW­1) 
Age :  44 years
Occ. :  Business
Address : Eros Building, 4th Floor, J.T.Road, Mumbai­400 020.

On S.A.

Further Examination­in­chief : by Mr.Patil for plaintiffs.

2. I say that I have affirmed an affidavit dated 20.3.2019 and

identify   my   signature.     I   say   that   I   am   well   versed   with   English

language.   I have  read the affidavit and affirmed the  affidavit only

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after fully understanding the contents.

PC :­

The affidavit is taken on record and marked Exhibit P­1.

3. Plaintiffs have also filed compilation of 78 documents.  The

serial numbers given below relate to the index to the compilation of

documents.

Serial No.1 & 2 – Exhibit P­2 & Exhibit P2­A (colly)

Serial No.3 – Exhibit P­3

Serial No.4­ Exhibit P­4

Serial No.5 – X­1 for identification

Serial No.6 – X­2 for identification

Serial No.7 – Exhibit P­5

Serial No.8 – Exhibit P­6

Serial Nos.9 to 16 –  Exhibit P­7 to Exhibit P­15,  subject to proof of

truth of contents

Serial No.17 – Exhibit P­16, subject to proof of truth of contents

Serial No.18 – X­3 for identification

Serial Nos.19 to 46 – Exhibit P­17 to Exhibit P­44, respectively, subject

to proof of truth of contents

Serial No.47 – Exhibit P­45

Serial No.48 – Exhibit P­46

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Serial No.49 – Exhibit P­47

Serial No.50 – Exhibit P­48

Serial No.51 – X­4 for identification

Serial No.52 – Exhibit P­49

Serial Nos.53 to 55 – Exhibit P­50 to Exhibit P­52 subject to proof of

truth of contents

Serial Nos.56 to 58 – Exhibit P­53 to Exhibit P­55

Serial Nos.59 to 63 – Exhibit P­56 to Exhibit P­60

Serial No.64 – X­4 for identification

Serial No.65 – Exhibit P­61

Serial No.66 – Exhibit P­62 subject to proof of truth of contents

Serial No.67 – Exhibit P­63

Serial No.68 – Exhibit P­64

Serial No.69 – X­6 for identification

Serial No.70 to 72 – Exhibit P­65 to Exhibit P­67, respectively

Serial No.73 – X­7 for identification

Serial Nos.74 to 77 – Exhibit P­68 to Exhibit P­71, respectively.

Serial No.78 – Exhibit P­72 subject to proof of truth of contents.

4. Ms.Sheetal Prakash, an advocate practicing in this Court is

appointed   as   Commissioner   to   record   evidence   in   the   matter.    The

Commissioner to identify the documents and mark them in sequence

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as   provided   in   this   order   and   to   record   cross   examination   of   the

witness.  The   fees,   administrative   expenses   of   the   Commissioner

together with typing charges and venue charges, if any, to be shared

equally between the parties, 50% by plaintiffs and 50% by defendants

and the same will be costs in the suit. 

5. The   Commissioner   to   endeavor   to   complete   recording   of

evidence of PW­1 and cross examination of PW­1 by 30 th June 2019 .

If the parties do not respond promptly within 48 hours of receiving a

communication   from   the   Commissioner   suggesting   the   subsequent

dates, the Commissioner to go ahead and fix the dates convenient to

the Commissioner and the parties shall make themselves available at

the   time   and   dates   fixed   by   the   Commissioner.   If   plaintiffs   or   the

witness   do   not   remain   present,   the   Commissioner   should   close   the

evidence of PW­1 as not made available for cross and if defendants do

not   remain   present   to   cross   examine   the   witness,   defendants'   cross

examination should be treated closed as no cross. Once the dates are

fixed,   the   Commissioner   not   to   grant   adjournment   on   any   ground

whatsoever. 

6. At   this   stage,   Mr.Sharma   for   defendant   no.2   states   that

defendant   no.2   will   not   be   cross­examining   plaintiffs'   witness.

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Statement accepted.

7. Mr.Patil states that he has received notice to produce the

documents   from   defendant   no.1   and   he   will   take   instructions   and

respond to the same.

8. Stand over to 5.7.2019 for directions. 

  (K.R.SHRIRAM,J) 

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