# JONES LANG LASALLE PROPERTY CONSULTANTS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED vs. M. A. LEASING AND CONSRUCTION PVT. LTD. AND ORS.

> HC judgment dated 2026-05-06. Citation: TCN-2026-HC-00018. The plaintiff, Jones Lang Lasalle Property Consultants (India) Private Limited, provided services…

- **Court:** HC
- **Order date:** 6 May 2026
- **Citation:** TCN-2026-HC-00018
- **Category:** IBC
- **Source page:** https://caseease.in/cases/ibc/high-courts-original-side-commercial-division/jones-lang-lasalle-property-consultants-india-private-limited-vs-m-a-leasing-and-oew5x

## Summary

### Background

The plaintiff, Jones Lang Lasalle Property Consultants (India) Private Limited, provided services to the defendants, M. A. Leasing and Construction Pvt. Ltd. and its directors. Upon non-payment, the plaintiff issued a Section 8 IBC notice and subsequently filed a Section 9 IBC application before the NCLT. The NCLT dismissed this application on September 10, 2023, citing a pre-existing dispute between the parties. Following this dismissal, the plaintiff initiated the present civil suit, seeking to exclude the time spent in the NCLT proceedings under Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963.

## Facts

Plaintiff rendered certain services to the defendants and claims unpaid price/fees.

Defendant no. 1 allegedly received and accepted the services provided by the plaintiff but did not pay.

Defendants nos. 2 to 4 are the directors of defendant no. 1.

On November 29, 2019, a notice under Section 8 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) was issued to defendant no. 1 for unpaid price/fees.

Defendant no. 1 replied to the demand notice on December 12, 2019.

On July 29, 2020, the plaintiff instituted a proceeding under Section 9 of IBC before the Jurisdictional National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).

On September 10, 2023, the NCLT dismissed the Section 9 application, holding that there was a pre-existing dispute between the parties.

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## Issues and analysis

### Issue 1: Whether the provisions laid down under Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 shall apply in the …

**Ratio:** The time spent prosecuting a civil proceeding in a forum unable to entertain it due to a

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**Reasoning:** The Court noted that Section 14 of the Limitation Act allows for the exclusion of time

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**Interpretation:** Section 14(1) of the Limitation Act is to be interpreted liberally. The phrase

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**Application:** In the present case, the plaintiff diligently pursued a Section 9 IBC

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## Parties

- **Judges:** Aniruddha R…
- **Appellants:** JONES LANG…
- **Respondents:** M. A. LEASING AND…; Defendant nos. 2…
- **Advocates:** Sourojit Da…; Subhradi…; +1 more

## Timeline

- **2019-10-29 — Cause of Acti…**: The date when the cause of action…
- **2019-11-29 — IBC Section 8 Notice…**: Plaintiff issued a notice under Section 8 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, to…

## Legal provisions

- [Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Section 8 — Insolvency resolution by operational creditor](https://caseease.in/legal-provisions/insolvency-and-bankruptcy-code-2016/section-8)

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