Rajendra Madhukar Joshi Owner Of Chaitanya Builders And Developers vs Shanubai Vasant Vaskar and — 6/2023

Case Summary: Commercial Suit No. 06/2023 Outcome: Plaint returned; case dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. The District Judge held that the suit for specific performance of an agreement to lease agricultural land is cognizable by civil courts, not commercial courts. Though the transaction involves a builder-developer purchasing leasehold rights from farmers with intent for eventual commercial development, the court found the dispute itself concerns agricultural land conversion and property transfer—not a commercial transaction within Section 2(1)(c)(vii) of the Commercial Courts Act. The plaint was returned to the plaintiff under Order VII Rule 10 CPC for presentation to the appropriate civil court, with proceedings listed for compliance on 25.02.2025. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.