In a commercial suit before a Commercial Court, after the filing of the written statement and the framing of issues, the court is required under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 to hold an early CASE MANAGEMENT HEARING within a prescribed timeline, which is, as a general rule:

The Commercial Courts Act, 2015 mandates EXPEDITED case management: after the pleadings are completed and issues framed, the Commercial Court shall hold a FIRST CASE MANAGEMENT HEARING within FOUR WEEKS and issue appropriate orders (including the framing of issues, the list of witnesses, and the discovery) at the case-management hearings (Sections 24-26), before fixing the trial. This case-management regime, requiring the court to actively manage timelines and impose costs for delay, is the hallmark of the Act's speed. The 'within four weeks' first-hearing timeline is a defining procedural numeric of commercial litigation.