Divya Sai Lam Private Limited v. Advance Laminates Private Limited & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Divya Sai Lam Private Limited v. Advance Laminates Private Limited & Anr., CS(COMM) 825/2025, Delhi High Court, Justice Tejas Karia, order dated 17.12.2025. Consent/settlement decree: suit decreed in terms of Settlement Agreement dated 21.11.2025; parties bound by settlement terms; decree sheet ordered; all pending I.As. (19590/2025, 19591/2025) disposed; Joint Registrar hearing cancelled; court-fees refund certificate (100%) directed under Section 16 of the Court Fees Act, 1870 owing to early-stage settlement; caveat imposing liability for entire court fees if enforcement of the settlement/decree is later sought. No statutory citations besides Court Fees Act S.16; no precedent cited; no contested adjudication.
What did the court decide?
Suit decreed in terms of the Settlement Agreement dated 21.11.2025 with the Decree Sheet to be drawn up accordingly; Parties bound by the Terms of the Settlement Agreement; Suit and all pending Applications disposed of; next date of hearing before the learned Joint Registrar cancelled; Registry directed to issue certificate of refund of 100% of the Court Fees in favour of the Plaintiff under Section 16 of the Court Fees Act, 1870, subject to the condition that any Party seeking future enforcement of the Settlement Agreement / Decree becomes liable to pay the entire Court Fees thereon.