Hero Investcorp Pvt. Ltd. and Anr. v. Ashok Kumar (John Doe)
Case brief
What is this about?
Withdrawal of commercial suit; dismissal as withdrawn; settlement between parties at early stage; refund of court fees; certificate of refund; Section 16 Court Fees Act 1870; conditional liability to pay entire court fees on enforcement of Settlement Agreement or decree; pending applications disposed; Hero Investcorp Pvt Ltd and Anr v Ashok Kumar (John Doe); Delhi High Court; Justice Tejas Karia; CS(COMM) 232/2025; I.A. 6759/2025; order dated 18.08.2025.
What did the court decide?
Suit dismissed as withdrawn; Registry directed to issue certificate of refund of 100% of the Court Fees in favour of the Plaintiffs under Section 16 of the Court Fees Act, 1870, subject to the condition that a Party seeking enforcement of the Settlement Agreement / Decree shall be liable to pay the entire Court Fees thereon. ¶¶12