Bucon Engineers & Infrastructure Pvt Ltd v. Haryana City Gas Distributions Ltd.
#7 $~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(COMM) 1435/2016 & I.A. 13099/2016 BUCON ENGINEERS & INFRASTRUCTURE PVT LTD ..... Plaintiff Through Ms. Shivangi Singh with Mr. Sumit Kumar Vats, Advocates versus HARYANA CITY GAS DISTRIBUTIONS LTD.
..... Defendant Through Mr. Sanjeet Singh, Advocate
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANMOHAN
O R D E R
% 24.08.2017 The present suit has been filed for recovery of Rs.2,17,49,344.02. On 17th March, 2017, the present suit was referred to the Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre.
Mediation in the present case has been successful through the efforts of Mr. Pusshp Gupta, Advocate-Mediator.
A Settlement Agreement has been executed between the parties on 28th March, 2017.
It is pertinent to mention that the Supreme Court in Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. Vs. Cherian Varkey Construction Co. (P) Ltd., (2010) 8 SCC 24 while dealing with Section 89 of the CPC observed that the settlement agreement will have to be placed before the Court for recording it and in
disposing of the suit in its terms, the Court should apply the principle of Order 23 Rule 3 of the CPC and make a decree in terms of the settlement in regard to the subject matter of the suit, to make such settlement effective. This Court is satisfied that the compromise between the parties contained in the aforesaid Settlement Agreement satisfies the requirements of Order 23 Rule 3 CPC. The compromise contained in the aforesaid Settlement Agreement is lawful and therefore, this Court does not find any impediment in decreeing the present suit in terms of the aforesaid Settlement Agreement. Consequently, present suit is decreed in terms of the aforesaid Settlement Agreement dated 28th March, 2017 executed between the parties, which is marked as Ex.C-1. Registry is directed to prepare a decree sheet in terms thereof.
Registry of this Court is also directed to issue to an authorised representative of the plaintiff a certificate authorizing him/her to receive back from the Collector full amount of the Court fee paid by it in the present suit. With the aforesaid observations, present suit and pending application stand disposed of.
MANMOHAN, J AUGUST 24, 2017 rn