Ankur Ghildiyal v. Sanjeev Puri

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ ANKUR GHILDIYAL .....Appellant Through:

Appellant in-person.

versus SANJEEV PURI .....Respondent Through:

Counsel (appearance not given).

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI

O R D E R

% 14.10.2025 CM APPL. 64779/2025 (exemption) Exemption granted, subject to just exceptions. The application stands disposed-of.

CM APPL. 64708/2025 in RFA 717/2024 By way of the present application, the appellant seeks withdrawal of the present appeal based on the terms of their settlement with the respondent as contained in Memorandum of Understanding dated 15.09.2025 ('MoU').

2.

A copy of MoU has been appended to the application. 3.

Learned counsel is present on behalf of the respondent and draws attention to what is recorded in order dated 29.08.2025 in CRL.REV.P. (NI) No.171/2025, where the appellant had agreed to pay to the The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

respondent Rs.60 lacs towards settlement of their pending disputes; and towards payment of Rs.60 lacs, the sum of Rs.36 lacs lying deposited in the present appeal bearing RFA No. 717/2024 was to be released in favour of the respondent.

4.

For completeness, it is recorded that the appellant has already paid to the respondent Rs.24 lacs, which would account for the total of Rs.60 lacs to be paid by the appellant to the respondent. 5.

The appellant is present in-person and confirms that he has settled the matter in the terms contained in Memorandum of Understanding dated 15.09.2025.

6.

The appellant further confirms that Rs.36 lacs, lying deposited in this court, be released in favour of the respondent alongwith interest uptodate. 7.

The appellant also seeks refund of the court fee affixed on the appeal. 8.

In view of the above, the present application is allowed; and the appeal is accordingly disposed-of as withdrawn, with the following directions: 8.1. The Registry is directed to refund to the respondent the sum of Rs.36 lacs lying deposited in this case, alongwith upto-date interest, within 02 weeks of the respondent approaching the Registry for the purpose, after verifying his credentials. 8.2. In view of section 16A of the Court Fees Act 1870, as applicable to Delhi, the Registry is further directed to refund to the appellant half of the court fee affixed on the memo of appeal. Let the requisite certificate of refund be drawn up within 02 weeks of the appellant approaching the Registry for the said purpose. 9.

The appeal is disposed-of in the above terms. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

10. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed-of.

11. The date of 14.11.2025 given earlier before the learned Joint-Registrar, stands cancelled.

ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI, J OCTOBER 14, 2025 ds The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.