Atul Greentech Private Ltd & ANR. v. Exxon Mobil Corporation & ANR.

$~66 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + FAO(OS) (COMM) 84/2025 and CM APPLs. 2625926260/2025 and CM APPL. 26262/2025 ATUL GREENTECH PRIVATE LTD & ANR. .....Appellants Through:

Mr N Mahabir, Mr PC Arya , Mr Udit Gupta and Ms Noopur Biswas, Advocates versus EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION & ANR. ...Respondents Through:

Mr. J Sai Deepak, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Anuradha Salhotra, Mr. Sumit Wadhwa and Mr. Aman Venugopal, Advocates Mr. Naman Joshi, Ms. Priya Goyal and Mr.

Aakash Singh, Advocates for R2 (LRs.)

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL ORDER (ORAL) % 13.05.2025 1.

After some hearing, learned counsel for the parties are agreeable to a disposal of this appeal with the following directions : (i) The appellants-defendants would file their reply to the respondent's application under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of the CPC on or before 20 May 2025 with an advance copy to learned counsel for the respondent. The respondent would file his rejoinder thereto on or before 24 May 2025. (ii) Copies of the reply and rejoinder with annexures thereto FAO(OS)(COMM) 84/2025 KUMAR 18:50:30

would also be emailed to the Court Master of the learned Single Judge.

(iii) The learned Single Judge is requested to take up the application under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of the CPC for hearing on 26 May 2025.

(iv) Learned counsel for both sides undertake not to seek any adjournment on the said date.

2.

Reserving the rights of the appellants to seek legal remedies, in case the appellants continue to remain aggrieved, this appeal is disposed of, in the aforesaid terms.

3.

Needless to say, we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. The learned Single Judge, needless to say, would also not be influenced by the impugned order. C. HARI SHANKAR, J.

AJAY DIGPAUL, J.

MAY 13, 2025/yg Click here to check corrigendum, if any FAO(OS)(COMM) 84/2025 KUMAR 18:50:30