Hsil Limited v. Imperial Ceramic & Anr

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19.11.2025 IA No.28879/2025

¶1This is a joint Application filed on behalf of the Plaintiff and the Defendants under Order XXIII Rule 3 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and Section 16 of the Court Fees Act, 1870 for passing the Decree in terms of the settlement arrived at between the Parties.

¶2The learned Counsel for the Parties submit that during the pendency of the present Suit, the Plaintiff and the Defendants have on their own free will and without any coercion or pressure arrived at an amicable settlement vide Settlement Agreement dated 25.09.2025 ("Settlement Agreement"), which is annexed as Document 1 to this Application.

¶3The learned Counsel for the Parties submit that the Suit may be decreed in terms of the Settlement Agreement.

¶4Accordingly, the Parties are directed to be bound by the Settlement Agreement. The Suit is decreed in terms of the Settlement Agreement. Let the This is a digitally signed order. Decree Sheet be drawn accordingly.

¶5The Suit is disposed of in the above terms.

¶6Accordingly, the present Application stands disposed of.

¶7The next date, that is 10.12.2025, before the learned Joint Registrar stands cancelled.

¶8The learned Counsel for the Plaintiff seeks refund of the Court Fees. Considering that the matter has been settled through Mediation and further considering the hearings that have taken place in the matter, the Registry is directed to issue a Certificate of Refund of 50% of the Court Fees in favour of Plaintiff, in terms of Section 16A of the Court Fees Act, 1870.

¶9It is however, made clear that in case any dispute arises between the Parties and in the event, either Party approaches this Court for enforcement of the Settlement Agreement / Decree, the said Party or Parties will become liable to pay the entire Court Fees thereon. TEJAS KARIA, J NOVEMBER 19, 2025 'gsr' This is a digitally signed order.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(COMM) 806/2018 HSIL LIMITED .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. Manav Gupta, Mr. Sahil Garg, Mr. Ankit Gupta, Mr. Abhinav Jain, Mr. Mithil Malhotra & Mr. Aryan Pandey, Advocates. Versus IMPERIAL CERAMIC & ANR .....Defendants Through: Ms. Bhawna & Mr. Ayush Kasana, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA