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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ CS(OS) 467/2015
GURPREET SINGH ..... Plaintiff
Through : Mr. S.K. Vasisht, Advocate with
plaintiff in person.
versus
GURMEET SINGH CHOPRA ..... Defendant
Through : Mr. Hemant Singh, Advocate with
defendant in person.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE HIMA KOHLI
ORDER
% 17.12.2015
1. Pursuant to the parties being referred to the Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre, a Settlement Agreement dated 2.12.2015 has been placed on record.
2. Counsels for the parties state that in accordance with the terms and conditions of the settlement, the defendant has agreed to pay a sum of Rs.75.00 lacs to the plaintiff in full and final settlement of all his claims against the defendant.
3. Counsel for the plaintiff confirms the fact that the entire amount of Rs.75.00 lacs has been received by his client and now nothing further is due or payable by the defendant. He states that having received the entire amount, his client shall render all necessary assistance to the defendant for quashing FIR No.1047/2014 registered CS(OS) 467/2015 Page 1 of 3 with PS Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi.
4. The Court has perused the Settlement Agreement. The terms and conditions of the settlement are set out in para 10 of the Settlement Agreement. The Agreement has been signed by the plaintiff and the defendant as also by the counsels for the parties and the learned Mediator.
5. As the counsels for the plaintiff and the defendant jointly state that they have arrived at the aforesaid settlement of their own free will and volition and without any undue influence or coercion from any quarters, there appears no legal impediment in accepting the settlement. The Settlement Agreement is taken on record and the parties shall remain bound by the terms and conditions of the said settlement.
6. The suit is disposed of, while leaving the parties to bear their own expenses.
7. At this stage, learned counsel for the plaintiff states that in view of the fact that the parties have arrived at a settlement through the court annexed mediation, prior to the pleadings being completed in the suit, the plaintiff is entitled to claim refund of the court fees in terms of Section 16 of the Court Fees Act.
8. In view of the aforesaid submission made by the counsel for the CS(OS) 467/2015 Page 2 of 3 plaintiff, the Registry is directed to issue a certificate in favour of the plaintiff for refund of the court fees under Section 16 of the Court Fees Act.
9. File be consigned to the record room.
HIMA KOHLI, J DECEMBER 17, 2015 sk/ap CS(OS) 467/2015 Page 3 of 3