At & T Communication Services India Pvt Ltd v. Vikram Bakshi

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(OS) 1087/2013 Decided on 24.04.2015

IN THE MATTER OF :

AT & T COMMUNICATION SERVICES INDIA PVT.LTD. ..... Plaintiff Through: Mr.Vijay Kumar, Advocate versus VIKRAM BAKSHI ..... Defendant Through: Mr. Rishi Sood, Advocate

CORAM

HON'BLE MS.JUSTICE HIMA KOHLI HIMA KOHLI, J. (Oral) 1.

The present suit has been placed before the court by the learned Joint Registrar who has recorded in the order dated 13.4.2015 that the parties have arrived at an out of court settlement in terms whereof, the plaintiff has received the principal amount from the defendant and has relinquished the rest of its claim raised in the suit. The statement of the counsel for the plaintiff to this effect has been separately recorded by the Joint Registrar.

2.

The court has perused the order dated 13.4.2015 and the statement made by the counsel for the plaintiff. Counsel for the plaintiff reiterates that the plaintiff does not wish to pursue the present suit as the defendant has paid the principal amount to it, which fact is confirmed by the other side.

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3.

In view of the aforesaid submission, the suit is disposed of, while leaving the parties to bear their own expenses. 4.

At this stage, learned counsel for the plaintiff states that the plaintiff may be refunded 50% of the court fees in terms of Section 16-A of the Court Fees Act, as the suit was at the stage of completion of pleadings when the settlement took place.

5.

The Registry is directed to issue a certificate in favour of the plaintiff for refund of 50% of the court fees, as per law. File be consigned to the record room.

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