Hell Energy Magyarorszag Kft v. Vishnu Enterprises & Ors.
Consent decree – Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC
Case brief
What is this about?
Hell Energy Magyarorszag Kft v. Vishnu Enterprises & Ors., High Court of Delhi, CS(COMM) 656/2024 with I.A. 35701/2024-Stay, decided 13.05.2025 by Saurabh Banerjee, J. Commercial suit compromised: consent decree under Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC in terms of Settlement Agreement dated 29.04.2025 between plaintiff and defendant no.2; reliefs qua defendants nos.1 and 3 given up; 50% refund of court fees under Section 16 of the Court Fees Act, 1870; suit and pending application disposed. Useful for: consent decrees on settlement, refund of court fees percentage, disposal of commercial suits upon mediation/settlement.
What did the court decide?
Suit decreed in terms of the Settlement Agreement dated 29.04.2025 between the plaintiff and defendant no.2; plaintiff given up all reliefs qua defendants nos.1 and 3; refund of 50% of court fees by way of a certificate to be prepared by the Registry and handed to plaintiff's counsel S. S. Rana & Co.; Settlement Agreement to form part of the Decree Sheet; captioned suit alongwith pending application I.A. 35701/2024 disposed of.