M/S Trends Vs Smt. Leelamma Thomas and Anr. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

M/S Trends Vs Smt. Leelamma Thomas and Anr. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Petition disposed of in view of the respective undertakings and the Settlement Agreement dated 23.12.2025: respondent no. 1 entitled to withdraw Rs.3,00,000/- plus accrued interest from the Registrar General deposit; remaining amount payable in two equal instalments; liberty to revive the petition in case of any default; pending applications also disposed of; the hearing already fixed for 28.01.2026 cancelled.

Ratio / Principle

The Settlement Agreement dated 23.12.2025 executed before Samadhan (Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre) is taken on record.

Key takeaways

In terms of the Settlement Agreement, respondent no. 1 is entitled to withdraw Rs.3,00,000/- together with the interest accrued thereon from the deposit made with the Registrar General in terms of the order dated 27.09.2019, and the remaining amount is thereafter payable by way of two equal instalments as provided in Paragraph 3 of the Agreement.ratio¶12
The undertaking of the petitioner company's proprietor, Ms. Rooby Dhawer (who joined the proceedings through video conferencing and was identified by counsel), that the Settlement Agreement will be complied with per its timelines, is accepted, taken on record, and she is made bound by it.ratio¶16

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

W.P.(C) 10537/2019, M/S Trends v. Smt. Leelamma Thomas & Anr. (Delhi High Court, Manoj Kumar Ohri, J., 05.01.2026): Following a settlement reached before Samadhan (Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre) under a Settlement Agreement dated 23.12.2025, the petition was disposed of. Respondent no. 1 was held entitled to withdraw Rs.3,00,000/- with accrued interest from the amount deposited with the Registrar General in terms of the order dated 27.09.2019, with the remainder payable in two equal instalments. The proprietor of the petitioner company undertook compliance with the Agreement's timelines and was made bound thereby; respondent no. 1 undertook to take steps to withdraw LPA 220/2024 subject to such compliance. Both parties were made bound by the Agreement and undertakings, with liberty to revive the petition on default. Pending applications were disposed of and the hearing fixed for 28.01.2026 stood cancelled.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- W.P.(C) 10537/2019, CM APPL 81714/2025 and CM APPL. 235/2026

M/S TRENDS .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Vikas Mehta, Advocate

versus

SMT. LEELAMMA THOMAS AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Saurabh Bhargavan, Mr.Chinju Saurabh and Mr.Nikhil S Nair, Advocates

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI

O R D E R

% 05.01.2026

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the parties have arrived at a settlement before Samadhan , Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre, by way of a Settlement Agreement dated 23.12.2025. The Settlement Agreement filed is taken on record.

In terms of the Settlement Agreement, the parties have agreed that the second party, i.e. respondent no. 1, shall be entitled to withdraw a sum of Rs.3,00,000/- along with the interest accrued thereupon, which was deposited by the petitioner with the Registrar General of this Court in terms of the order dated 27.09.2019. Paragraph 3 of the said Agreement further provides that thereafter the remaining amount will be paid by way of two equal instalments.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the proprietor of the petitioner company, Ms. Rooby Dhawer , has joined the proceedings through V.C. She is duly identified by the counsel. The proprietor undertakes that the

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Settlement Agreement will be complied with in terms of the timelines mentioned therein. The undertaking is accepted, taken on record, and she is made bound by the same.

Learned counsel for the respondents, on instructions from respondent no. 1, submits that subject to the appellant complying with its obligations under the Settlement Agreement, respondent no.1 also undertakes to take the requisite steps to withdraw LPA 220/2024.

In view of the aforesaid respective undertakings, the present petition is disposed of with liberty to revive the petition in case of any default. The pending applications are also disposed of.

Needless to say, both the parties herein are made bound by the Settlement Agreement and the undertakings given today.

The date already fixed, i.e. 28.01.2026, stands cancelled.

MANOJ KUMAR OHRI, J

JANUARY 5, 2026 na

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