Havells India Limited v. Yash Royal Cables India Ltd. & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court order dated 04.03.2025 by Justice Amit Bansal in CS(COMM) 538/2023 (Havells India Limited v. Yash Royal Cables India Ltd. & Anr.) allowing joint settlement-recording applications I.A.5747/2025 and I.A.5749/2025, finding settlement terms lawful, binding the parties, decreeing the suit in favour of the plaintiff against both defendants, confirming costs of Rs.2,00,000/- received from defendant no.2, and directing refund of 50% court fees under Section 16A of the Court Fees Act, 1870. Keywords: recording of settlement, terms of compromise, consent decree, court fees refund, commercial suit.
What did the court decide?
Both settlement applications (I.A.5747/2025 and I.A.5749/2025) allowed and made part of the decree; suit decreed in favour of the plaintiff and against defendants no.1 and 2 in terms of the recorded settlements; Registry directed to issue certificate of refund of 50% of the Court Fees under Section 16A of the Court Fees Act, 1870.