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Ritu Chawla v. Manju

Delhi HC12 Nov 2025CM(M)/596/2025

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Delhi High Court, CM(M) 596/2025 (with CM APPLs 18804/2025 & 18805/2025), decided 12.11.2025 by Justice Girish Kathpalia. Tenant's petition against trial court order dated 16.01.2025 under Section 14(1)(e) Delhi Rent Control Act (mediation at Tis Hazari failed; trial ordered to continue) dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to press enforcement of mediation settlement before trial court; landlord to pay Rs.12,00,000/-; pagri transaction aspect left to trial court's independent view.

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Permission to withdraw the petition granted; petition and accompanying applications dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to seek enforcement of the mediation settlement before the trial court. ¶12

Ritu Chawla Vs Manju — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CM(M) 596/2025, CM APPL. 18804/2025 & 18805/2025

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RITU CHAWLA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashish Middha, Advocate versus MANJU .....Respondent Through: None

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA

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O R D E R % 12.11.2025

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Petitioner/tenant has assailed order dated 16.01.2025 of the learned trial court holding that since the mediation settlement could not be finalized, trial be proceeded further. It appears that in the proceedings under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, parties were referred to Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi but later, the present respondent/landlord expressed unwillingness to accept the settlement. Further, it appears that for eviction of the present petitioner/tenant from the subject property, the respondent/landlord was also expected to pay Rs.12,00,000/-. Most importantly, the mediator even seems to have sanctified the pagri transaction.

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After addressing partly, learned counsel for petitioner/tenant, on instructions, seeks permission to withdraw this petition so that he may

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 13/11/2025 at 11:40:50

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address on his application before the trial court for enforcement of the mediation settlement.

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Accordingly, the petition and the accompanying applications are dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought, making it clear that the learned trial court shall take independent view as to whether such mediation settlement can be enforced in law.

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GIRISH KATHPALIA, J

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NOVEMBER 12, 2025/as

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 13/11/2025 at 11:40:50

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