November 10, 2022 COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE - ORDERS
Claim No: CFI 057/2022
THE DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE COURTS
IN THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
BETWEEN
IDBI BANK LIMITED
Claimant
and
(1) OPTIMUS COMPUTERS TRADING LLC
(2) MOMENTA COMPUTER TRADING LLC
(3) OPTIMUS FZE
(4) GERMANIUM LIMITED
(5) MS MEERA KOUL
Defendants
ORDER OF JUDICIAL OFFICER MAITHA ALSHEHHI
UPON the claim having been filed on 29 August 2022 (the “Claim”)
AND UPON reviewing the Claimant’s Application No. CFI-057-2022/1 dated 9 November 2022 seeking an order permitting service of the Claim Form upon the Defendants by way of an alternative method, namely, publication (the “Application”)
AND PURSUANT to Rules 9.31, 9.32, 9.33 and 9.36 of the Rules of the DIFC Courts
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. The Application is granted.
2. The Claimant is permitted to serve the Claim Form upon the Defendants by publishing the notifications in two newspapers (one English and one Arabic) in the wording attached as Annex A to this Order.
3. The Claimant shall file a certificate of service in respect of all the Defendants along with copies of the English and Arabic newspapers on the eRegistry online portal no later than 7 days after service.
4. Service of the Claim Form is considered served on the Defendants on the day of publication.
5. Costs shall be costs in the case.
Issued by:
Delvin Sumo
Assistant Registrar
Date of Issue: 10 November 2022
At: 12pm