Max Life Insurance Co Ltd v. Tranzlease Holdings India Pvt Ltd & ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CS(COMM) 805/2022 MAX LIFE INSURANCE CO LTD .....Plaintiff Through:

Mr. Abhishek Kumar Singh & Ms. Vedanshi, Advs.

versus TRANZLEASE HOLDINGS INDIA PVT LTD & ORS.

.....Defendant Through:

None.

CORAM:

JOINT REGISTRAR (JUDICIAL) SH. DEEPAK DABAS (DHJS)

O R D E R

% 20.04.2026 CS(COMM) 805/2022

1. Matter has been put up before this court in compliance of order dated 11.03.2026 passed by the Hon'ble Court.

2. Vide order dated 11.03.2026, Hon'ble Court had directed this court to decide as to whether the plaintiff is entitled to refund of court fees or not as the plaintiff has settled the matter only with defendant no.2,3&4.

3. Submissions on aforesaid aspect/point heard. Record perused.

4. Counsel for plaintiff has relied upon following judgments:- a) "High Court of Judicature at Madras Vs. M.C. Subramaniam and Others, (2021) 3 Supreme Court Cases 560".

b) DCM Shriram Limited Vs. Mr. Arvind Kumar & Anr., being CS(COMM) 1060/2024 passed by Hon'ble Delhi High Court on 13.02.2026".

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c) DFM Food Ltd. Vs. Guiltfree Industries Limited & Ors, being CS(COMM) 906/2023 passed by Hon'ble Delhi High Court on 21.08.2025".

5. In the present case also, plaintiff has settled the matter with defendant no.2,3&4 in Mediation Centre.

6. Suit qua defendant no.1 was dismissed as no relief was sought by plaintiff against defendant no.1 (para no.13 of order dated 11.03.2026).

7. D-5 was deleted from array of parties vide order dated 18.08.2025.

8. D-6 was deleted from array of parties vide order dated 24.03.2023.

9. Present suit was not pressed against D-7 (para no.8 of order dated 01.12.2025).

10. D-8 was deleted from array of parties vide order dated 01.12.2025.

11. Right of D-9 to file written statement was closed vide order dated 05.04.2024.

12. Keeping in view the totality of facts and circumstances and more particularly the aforesaid judgments upon which reliance has been placed by counsel for plaintiff, it is ordered that plaintiff is entitled to refund of 100% court fees.

DEEPAK DABAS (DHJS), JOINT REGISTRAR (JUDICIAL) APRIL 20, 2026/ab 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 23/04/2026 at 12:34:12