Ideal Hotels and Industries Limited v. Bhagyauday Investments Private Limited & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Consent decree; Delhi High Court; CS(OS) 714/2024; Ideal Hotels and Industries Ltd. v. Bhagyauday Investments Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.; suit for permanent injunction decreed in terms of out-of-court Settlement Agreement dated 10.12.2025 between plaintiff and defendant nos. 1-10 (nos. 11-13 proforma) via I.A. 93/2026 under Order XXIII r/w Section 151 CPC; parties to bear own costs; certificate of refund of half of Court fee under Section 16A Court Fee Act 1870 (State amendment); refund of full Court fee for out-of-court settlements left open, pending before Division Bench in CS(COMM.) 98/2023 (V. Guard Industries Ltd. v. Mahavir Home Appliances); next date 16.02.2026 cancelled; coram Vikas Mahanjan, J.; order dated 05.01.2026.
What did the court decide?
Suit decreed in terms of the Settlement Agreement dated 10.12.2025 with parties bearing their own costs; Registry directed to issue certificate of refund of half of the Court fee under Section 16A of the Court Fee Act, 1870; liberty reserved to the plaintiff to seek refund of the remaining half if the Division Bench holds entire Court fee refundable for out-of-court settlements; decree sheet to be drawn; next hearing date of 16.02.2026 cancelled.