Mr Ilaiyaraaja Vs Saregama India Limited — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Mr Ilaiyaraaja Vs Saregama India Limited — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Exemption applications allowed subject to all just exceptions; appeal disposed of with directions that the matter be heard by the learned Single Judge — appellant to file reply within three days and rejoinder within one week thereafter; parties to appear on 23.03.2026; learned Single Judge to hear the stay/vacation application expeditiously without unnecessary adjournments.

Issue for consideration

Whether the appellant's applications for exemption from filing the certified copy of the order dated 13.02.2026 (CM APPL. 14657/2026) and clear, paginated copies of documents (CM APPL. 14658/2026) should be allowed. +1 more

Court's answer

The exemption applications CM APPL. 14657/2026 and CM APPL. 14658/2026 are allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

Ratio / Principle

Both the parties agreed that the matter, at this stage, can be heard by the learned Single Judge.

Key takeaways

A reply may be filed by the appellant before the learned Single Judge within a period of three days, with a copy supplied to the opposite side.ratio¶¶19
Rejoinder thereto, if any, is to be filed within a period of one week thereafter before the learned Single Judge.ratio¶¶20
The parties shall appear before the learned Single Judge on the next date of hearing, i.e., 23.03.2026.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Vivek Chaudhary & Renu Bhatnagar, JJ.) disposed of FAO(OS) (COMM) 50/2026 — Ilaiyaraaja v. Saregama India Ltd — an appeal under Section 104 read with Order XLIII Rule 1(r) and Section 151 CPC, 1908, and Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, against the order dated 13.02.2026 in I.A. No. 4116 of 2026 in CS (COMM) No. 143 of 2026. Exemption applications were allowed subject to all just exceptions; both parties agreed the matter be heard by the learned Single Judge; appellant to file reply within three days and rejoinder within one week; parties to appear on 23.03.2026; the learned Single Judge to hear the stay/vacation application expeditiously without unnecessary adjournments.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- FAO(OS) (COMM) 50/2026 & CM APPL. 14656/2026 MR. ILAIYARAAJA .....Appellant

Through: Ms. Swathi Sukumar, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Naveen Nagarjuna, Ms. Shloka Narayanan & Mr.s. Shubhani D. Krishan, Advs.

versus

SAREGAMA INDIA LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. C. M. Lall, Sr. Adv. with Mr.Ankur Sangal, Mr. Ankit Arvind, Mr. Shashwat Rakshit & Mr. Bhuvan Malhotra, Advs.

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIVEK CHAUDHARY HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR

O R D E R % 11.03.2026

CM APPL. 14657/2026 (for exemption from filing certified copy of order dated 13.02.2026)

CM APPL. 14658/2026 (for exemption from filing clear, paginated, proper margin copies or accompanying true copies of the documents.)

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

Accordingly, the present applications are disposed of.

FAO(OS) (COMM) 50/2026& CM APPL. 14656/2026

The present appeal has been filed under Section 104 read with Order XLIII Rule 1(r) and Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and

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Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, against Order dated 13.02.2026 in I.A. No. 4116 of 2026 in CS (COMM) No. 143 of 2026.

Both the parties agree that the matter, at this stage, can be heard by the learned Single Judge.

A reply may be filed by the appellant before the learned Single Judge within a period of three days from today. A copy of the same shall be supplied to the opposite side.

Rejoinder thereto, if any, be filed within a period of one week thereafter before the learned Single Judge.

The parties shall appear before the learned Single Judge on the next date of hearing, i.e., on 23.03.2026.

The learned Single Judge shall hear the stay/vacation application expeditiously as possible, without granting any unnecessary adjournment.

With the aforesaid directions, the appeal stands disposed of.

Accordingly, the pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of.

VIVEK CHAUDHARY, J

RENU BHATNAGAR, J

MARCH 11, 2026/ pk/ht

This is a digitally signed order.

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 16/03/2026 at 15:52:25