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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: 07.01.2026
76501/2025 D D PRADHAN AND CO PVT LTD .....APPELLANT
Through: Mr. Vikram Kumar, Ms. Anushka Kumar and Mr. Abhinav Kumar, Advs.
Through: Mr. Kapil Gupta, Mr. Mayank Tomar and Mr. Prateek Singh Sikarwar, Advs.
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA
V. KAMESWAR RAO, J. (ORAL)
JUDGMENT
1. The joint application i.e. CM APPL. 76501/2025 has been filed by the parties with the following prayer:- “a. Allow the present application by disposing the appeal in terms of the mutual settlement arrived at between the parties and as detailed in paras 2 to 4, above”
2. In substance, it is stated that as the parties have settled their inter se dispute, more specifically, on terms as averred in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the application, which we reproduce below, the appeal be disposed of as settled:-
3. On the last date of hearing, we had called for a report from the Registry on the deposit made by the appellant, pursuant to the order dated 12.01.2024 of this Court. The Registry has given its report, which reads as under:- “REPORT FOR 07.01.2026 REPORT REGARDING DEPOSIT OF AMOUNT IS RECEIVED FROM CASH BRANCH AND PLACED IN PART B (NOTING)
FOR KIND PERUSAL OF THE HON'BLE COURT.
IN TERMS OF THE REPORT, INTEREST ACCRUED ON THE FDR AS ON 03.01.2026 IS RS. 1,67,546/-.
THE MATURITY VALUE ON THE FDR AS ON 03.01.2026 IS RS. 17,66,669/-.”
4. In view of the report submitted by the Registry and also because the parties have settled their dispute as stated in the application, the Registry shall release an amount of Rs. 12,55,817/- to the respondent, Vandana Kapuria in the presence of her counsel.
5. Though the balance amount has been referred to as Rs. 3,43,306/- in paragraph 4 of the application, but the balance amount has increased/swelled to Rs. 5,10,852/- this amount of Rs. 5,10,852/- shall be released in equal halves (50% each) to the parties i.e. the appellant and the respondent herein in the presence of their counsel.
6. At this stage, the counsel for the appellant requests that the Court fee as deposited be refunded. Having considered the said plea and noting the fact that parties have settled their dispute, we direct that the Registry shall take necessary steps for refund of 50% of the Court fees deposited with this appeal to the appellant.
7. By taking the terms of settlement on record, (as averred in the application) we dispose of the appeal along with pending applications as settled.
V. KAMESWAR RAO, J
MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J