Claim No: CFI 098/2025

IN THE DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE COURTS

THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

BETWEEN

BHANU CHOUDHRIE

Claimant

and

(1) DHARIYA CHOUDHRIE
(2) ANITA CHOUDHRIE

Defendants

ORDER WITH REASONS OF H.E. JUSTICE SIR JEREMY COOKE

UPON the Order of H.E. Justice Sir Jeremy Cooke dated 30 January 2026, issued following the Part 8 Claim hearing held on 16 January 2026 (the “Order”)

AND UPON the Claimant’s Application No. CFI-098-2025/1 dated 13 February 2026 seeking an extension of time to file and serve its application to vary and stay the Order (and in particular, without limitation, paragraph 5 of the Order) (the “Extension Application”)

AND UPON the Registry’s directions issued by email dated 18 February 2026 providing truncated deadlines for the submission of evidence in relation to the Extension Application (the “Registry’s Directions”)

AND UPON the Consent Order dated 25 February 2026, extending the Registry’s Directions of deadlines for the submission of evidence in relation to the Extension Application (the “Consent Order)

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. The Extension Application is refused.

2. If the Claimant fails to comply with paragraph 5 of the Order by no later than 5 March 2026, the Court shall, on any application by the Defendants, proceed to list the matter for a hearing to determine the outstanding issues.

3. There shall be no order as to costs.

4. The parties shall have liberty to apply.

Issued by:
Hayley Norton
Assistant Registrar
Date of issue: 2 March 2026
At: 12pm

1. The deadline of 14 days from the Order has passed and so too has the date for which the extension was sought by the Claimant (a further 7 days), notwithstanding the Consent Order which extended time for evidence to be filed in relation to it which has only just expired.

2. There has still been no compliance by the Claimant who can make applications to the English Court in relation to permission to disclose documents but has not produced any evidence that he has done so. The Claimant’s apparently unsigned evidence in reply to the Defendants witness statement, filed in accordance with the Consent Order, repetitively provides a series of excuses without showing any real attempt to comply with the order, whatever practical difficulties may exist.

3. In these circumstances, the Extension Application is refused and if there is no compliance by 5 March 2026 the Court will, on any application by the Defendants, proceed to list the matter and determine outstanding issues.