Impresario Entertainment and Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. v. Novex Communications Private Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
Consolidated disposal order of the Delhi High Court dated 17.12.2025 in C.O.(COMM.IPD-CR) 53/2025 (Impresario Entertainment and Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. v. Novex Communications Pvt. Ltd.) and CS(COMM) 167/2024 (Novex Communications Pvt. Ltd. v. Impresario Entertainment and Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.). Commercial/IPD disputes settled via Settlement Agreement dated 16.12.2025 taken on record in a sealed cover; plaint registered as suit; all interlocutory applications disposed; 100% court fee refund to plaintiff under Section 16, Court Fees Act 1870, with forfeiture condition on future enforcement proceedings. Bench: Justice Tejas Karia. Keywords: settlement, disposal in terms of compromise, court fees refund, commercial division, IPD, Delhi High Court.
What did the court decide?
Both C.O.(COMM.IPD-CR) 53/2025 and CS(COMM) 167/2024 disposed of in terms of the Settlement Agreement dated 16.12.2025; plaint in CS(COMM) 167/2024 registered as a suit; all pending applications disposed of; Registry directed to issue a certificate of refund of 100% of the Court Fees to the Plaintiff in CS(COMM) 167/2024 under Section 16 of the Court Fees Act, 1870, subject to the condition that a party seeking enforcement of the Settlement Agreement before the Court will be liable to pay the entire Court Fees thereon.