nyayareeti Matters
In progress Commercial litigation Hourly + Retainer ₹2.00 L Matter ID · MAT-2024-0118

Mehta Industries Pvt Ltd
v. Karnataka Power Transmission Corp

O.S. 4521/2024 · City Civil Court, Bengaluru · Court Hall XII · Hon’ble Judge Lakshmi Bai eCourts verified
Next hearing
eCourts
14 Jun
2026 · in 17 days
11:00 AM · Court Hall 7
Stage: Cross-examination of PW-2 · Mr. R. Iyer
Filed 12 Mar 2024 · Age 2 yrs 2 mo · Limitation within period
Parties & counsel
Petitioner Our client
MI
Mehta Industries Pvt Ltd
CIN U28999KA2011PTC061872
Mfg. of electrical equipment · Peenya, Bengaluru
Primary contact
SM
Mr. Sunil Mehta
Director · Authorised signatory
+91 98456 12340 sunil@mehta-ind.com
Respondent
KP
Karnataka Power Transmission Corp Ltd
Govt. of Karnataka undertaking · Kaveri Bhavan
Through MD & Executive Engineer (Procurement)
Opposing counsel
RK
M/s Aditya & Associates
Lead: Adv. R. Krishnan · Bar No. KAR/2104/04
Vakalatnama filed 15 Apr 2024 · 2 junior counsel
Forum & filing
Court
City Civil Court, Bengaluru
Court Hall XII, Mayo Hall complex
Bench
Hon’ble Judge Lakshmi Bai
XXX Addl. City Civil & Sessions Judge
Filed on
12 March 2024 · by Vikram Shetty
Subject
Recovery suit · ₹1,84,00,000
Non-payment for transformer supply, Purchase Order dt. 04.09.2022
Court fee
₹1,46,200 paid · receipt KAR-CF-77241
Cause of action
Default on running bill RB-17 dt. 18.01.2023
Key dates & timeline
6 events
Plaint filed at registry
12 Mar 2024 · 11:24
Suit valued at ₹1.84 Cr. Court fee ₹1,46,200 paid via e-Stamp.
VS
Vikram Shetty · associate
Summons issued to respondent
28 Mar 2024
Returnable on 22 Apr 2024. Service via court bailiff & speed post.
Order by Hon’ble Judge Lakshmi Bai
Vakalatnama filed by opposing counsel
15 Apr 2024
M/s Aditya & Associates appears for KPTCL. Adv. R. Krishnan, lead.
Written statement filed
02 Sep 2024 Delay 53 d condoned
Respondent denies liability; disputes quantum at ₹47.20 L vs claim of ₹1.84 Cr.
I.A. for interim injunction filed
18 Feb 2025
I.A. 4/2025 u/O.39 R.1 & 2 CPC restraining KPTCL from encashing performance BG. Granted ad-interim.
P
Drafted by Paras
Next hearing — cross of PW-2
14 Jun 2026 · 11:00 in 17 d
Court Hall 7. Cross-examination of Mr. R. Iyer (CFO of Mehta Industries). Brief sheet pending.
3 prior listings — none adjourned by court motion
Financials
FY 25–26 · YTD
Billed YTD
₹3.45 L
7 invoices · last 14 May
Collected
₹2.20 L
63.8% of billed
WIP unbilled
₹84,000
across 28 time entries
Retainer balance
₹1.16 L
of ₹2.00 L deposited
Retainer utilisation 42%
Outstanding ₹1.25 L · 2 invoices > 30 d
Team
P
Adv. Paras
Senior Partner · Lead counsel
38.5 hrs
@ ₹6,500/hr
VS
Vikram Shetty
Associate · Drafting & filings
62.0 hrs
@ ₹3,200/hr
PN
Priya Nair
Associate · Research & precedents
21.5 hrs
@ ₹3,000/hr
+1
Suman R. (paralegal) · indexing & e-filing
AI matter summary
β
Last generated 3 days ago · 14 docs analysed · v2.1
“Recovery of ₹1.84 Cr arising from a 2022 transformer supply contract; KPTCL admits delivery but disputes quantum, contending defective units. Interim injunction granted Feb 2025 restraining BG encashment. Cross-examination of PW-2 upcoming — likely pivotal on quantum.”
Citations preserved
Recent activity on this matter
All Filings Time Documents Comms
Activity
Reference
By
When
Vikram filed written statement & rejoinder — 24 pages
O.S. 4521/2024 · Registry receipt
VS
Vikram Shetty
Today · 09:14
Priya logged 2.5 hrs — research on s. 73 Indian Contract Act precedents
Billable · WIP
PN
Priya Nair
Yesterday · 18:42
Client uploaded 3 documents — running bills, BG copy, dispatch challans
Folder: /evidence/exhibits/
SM
Sunil Mehta
Yesterday · 16:08
You noted on brief: “Confirm dispatch challan dt. 18.01.2023 with ICICI bill of lading — discrepancy in qty”
Brief sheet · v3
P
Paras
2 days ago · 11:30
Invoice CNS-2026/0412 generated — ₹68,400 for retainer top-up
Status: Sent · awaiting
P
Paras
14 May · 17:55