Debt Recovery Tribunal, Delhi allowed applicant Yes Bank's application for refund of court fees, holding that refund is impermissible as the settlement was reached out of court without Tribunal involvement.
IA no.3304/12025 allowed; IA no.OA/782/12024 dismissed as withdrawn; prayer for refund of court fees dismissed.
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DebtsRecovery TribunaFll,Delhi
"^fiif'?31"o'AND ANR .YES BANKVS IMR,AI
Itemno.20
23.0r.2026
sel foraPPlicantbank Ms. SoniaRawat, Coun Present: Nonefor defendants
Para6- The refundof couttfees'is permissible only ir' tnematter''ii' iZi"ATo Arlltrati:n' Conciliation' LokAdatator + ludiciat,",tii"'{ii'i'ii's .tl,*'!h mediation;;';rt;;;;; uia t1" c3se is decidedin termsof suchi ita"i"nt and not otherwise'
ParaB- Accordingly' we are of th9 oPilon that the Detitioneri' not "itiiiiiiruna ?I tl"'yuo fot T,iii;;i'snco'iiii not committd anv error or ii"s;ii'ii'"f*''ssuch a PraYer'"
In viewof the above' it,is clear that if tiie rnu$:thas been settled out ofthe court without"ivlefiti""-tt: rtoT^1"courtor Tribunal' the courtfees cannot n"'ili*o"a' Ti:erefore' the prayerof the ;;ffi;i:;urt rees is herepY de':iined' 5A,
In view ofthe above submissionindeb by the Ld' Counsel for appfitantbank, IA no.330412025is allowed ' OAl782l2O24is dismissedas withdrawn.
File be consignedto record room'
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(SUSHIL Kt l','.,.RASTOGI) PRESIDINGOFRCER DRT-II, Delhi
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether refund of court fees is permissible when a settlement is reached out of court without Tribunal intervention.
Whether IA no.3304/12025 prayer for refund of court fees can be allowed on these facts.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Yes Bank
Imr
Sushil K. Rastogi
As recorded by the court registry
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