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Hsil Limited v. Imperial Ceramic & Anr.

Delhi HC19 Nov 2025CS(COMM)/806/2018

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What is this about?

Delhi High Court, Tejas Karia J, 19.11.2025, CS(COMM) 806/2018, HSIL Limited v Imperial Ceramic & Anr — consent decree in terms of Settlement Agreement dated 25.09.2025 under Order XXIII Rule 3 r/w S.151 CPC; refund of 50% court fees certificate under Section 16A, Court Fees Act 1870 (mediated settlement); liability for entire court fees on future enforcement of decree; suit disposed of; IA No.28879/2025 disposed.

What did the court decide?

Suit decreed in terms of the Settlement Agreement dated 25.09.2025; Registry directed to issue Certificate of Refund of 50% of Court Fees in favour of Plaintiff under Section 16A of the Court Fees Act, 1870; next date (10.12.2025) before the learned Joint Registrar stands cancelled. ¶5

Hsil Limited Vs Imperial Ceramic & Anr. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Suit may be decreed in terms of the Settlement Agreement dated 25.09.2025 arrived at between the Parties. +1 more

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Court's answer

The Parties are directed to be bound by the Settlement Agreement dated 25.09.2025 and the Suit is decreed in terms of the Settlement Agreement.

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Ratio / Principle

Since the matter has been settled through Mediation and hearings have taken place, the Registry is directed to issue a Certificate of Refund of 50% of the Court Fees in favour of the Plaintiff in terms of Section 16A of the Court Fees Act, 1870.

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Key takeaways

In case any dispute arises and either Party approaches the Court for enforcement of the Settlement Agreement / Decree, such Party or Parties will become liable to pay the entire Court Fees thereon.ratio¶9

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Consent decree — Joint Application (IA No.28879/2025) by Plaintiff HSIL Limited and Defendants Imperial Ceramic & Anr under Order XXIII Rule 3 read with Section 151 CPC and Section 16 of the Court Fees Act, 1870 — Parties had, of their own free will and without coercion, arrived at Settlement Agreement dated 25.09.2025 during pendency of commercial Suit CS(COMM) 806/2018 — Parties held bound by the Settlement Agreement and Suit decreed in terms thereof — Suit disposed of; next date (10.12.2025) before learned Joint Registrar cancelled — On Plaintiff's prayer, matter having been settled through Mediation, Registry directed to issue Certificate of Refund of 50% of Court Fees in favour of Plaintiff in terms of Section 16A of the Court Fees Act, 1870 — Condition imposed that any Party approaching the Court for enforcement of the Settlement Agreement / Decree shall become liable to pay the entire Court Fees thereon. (Tejas Karia, J.; decided 19.11.2025.)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CS(COMM) 806/2018 HSIL LIMITED .....Plaintiff

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Through: Mr. Manav Gupta, Mr. Sahil Garg, Mr. Ankit Gupta, Mr. Abhinav Jain, Mr. Mithil Malhotra & Mr. Aryan Pandey, Advocates.

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Versus

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IMPERIAL CERAMIC & ANR .....Defendants Through: Ms. Bhawna & Mr. Ayush Kasana, Advocates.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA O R D E R % 19.11.2025

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IA No.28879/2025

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This is a joint Application filed on behalf of the Plaintiff and the Defendants under Order XXIII Rule 3 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and Section 16 of the Court Fees Act, 1870 for passing the Decree in terms of the settlement arrived at between the Parties.

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The learned Counsel for the Parties submit that during the pendency of the present Suit, the Plaintiff and the Defendants have on their own free will and without any coercion or pressure arrived at an amicable settlement vide Settlement Agreement dated 25.09.2025 (“ Settlement Agreement ”), which is annexed as Document 1 to this Application.

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The learned Counsel for the Parties submit that the Suit may be decreed in terms of the Settlement Agreement.

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Accordingly, the Parties are directed to be bound by the Settlement Agreement. The Suit is decreed in terms of the Settlement Agreement. Let the

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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 21/11/2025 at 12:16:12

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Decree Sheet be drawn accordingly.

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The Suit is disposed of in the above terms.

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Accordingly, the present Application stands disposed of.

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The next date, that is 10.12.2025, before the learned Joint Registrar stands cancelled.

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The learned Counsel for the Plaintiff seeks refund of the Court Fees. Considering that the matter has been settled through Mediation and further considering the hearings that have taken place in the matter, the Registry is directed to issue a Certificate of Refund of 50% of the Court Fees in favour of Plaintiff, in terms of Section 16A of the Court Fees Act, 1870.

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It is however, made clear that in case any dispute arises between the Parties and in the event, either Party approaches this Court for enforcement of the Settlement Agreement / Decree, the said Party or Parties will become liable to pay the entire Court Fees thereon.

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TEJAS KARIA, J

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NOVEMBER 19, 2025 ‘gsr’

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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 21/11/2025 at 12:16:12

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