1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION CHAMBER SUMMONS NO.1013 OF 2009 IN SUMMARY SUIT NO.3201 OF 2005 Asia Today Ltd. & Anr. ....Plaintiffs. V/s Creative T.V. Links Pvt. Ltd. & anr. .... Defendants. Ms. Kirtida Chandrana i/b Anil Agarwal for plaintiffs. Mr. S.D. Mogre for defendant No.2. CORAM: V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 4TH AUGUST, 2009 P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of plaintiffs and the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of defendants. 2. Counsel for plaintiffs submits that plaintiff No.2 has changed its name from ZEE Telefilms Limited to ZEE 2 Entertainment Enterprises Limited and, accordingly, the Registrar of Companies has issued a fresh Certificate of incorporation permitting plaintiff No.2 to change its name with effect from 10/1/2007. An averment is made in paragraph No.4 of the affidavit in support of the Chamber Summons that there is delay of 880 days in filing the present Chamber Summons and the said delay may be condoned. 3. This Chamber Summons is vehemently opposed by the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of defendants firstly on the ground that there is no explanation given by plaintiffs for the delay caused in filing the Chamber Summons. Secondly, it is submitted that in view of Rule 227 of the High Court (Original Side) Rules, the suit needs to be dismissed. 4. The submissions made by the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of defendants cannot be accepted. For the purpose of changing the name of plaintiffs, no period of limitation is prescribed and, further, no prejudice is caused to defendants by virtue of change being made in the name of plaintiff No.2. Secondly, so far as Rule 227 of the High Court (Original Side) Rules is concerned, the said issue has nothing to do with the amendment of the plaint and the defendants are at 3 liberty to raise the said issue independently. 5. Chamber Summons is, therefore, allowed in terms of prayer clauses (a) and (b). Amendment to be carried out within two weeks. (V.M. KANADE, J.)