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2023 Supreme(Del) 5114
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Tushar Rao Gedela, J.
Shri Shiv Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Shri Satish & Ors. – Respondents
CM(M) 894 of 2023
Decided On : 29-05-2023
Important Points
Subject
Civil Law - Costs and Fees
Headnote
Costs - Imposition of Costs - Setting Aside - Family Care - Legal Provision
Fact of the Case:
The petitioner sought to set aside the costs of Rs.15,000 imposed upon them by the Trial Court, citing the inability to be present due to taking care of a family member.
Finding of the Court:
The Court found the imposition of costs to be onerous and set them aside without objections on merits. The Court directed the Trial Court to take up the application seeking restoration of the plaint at the earliest.
Issues: Imposition of costs, petitioner's inability to be present, past conduct, setting aside of costs, restoration of the plaint
Ratio Decidendi: The Court considered the petitioner's circumstances and found the imposition of costs to be onerous, leading to the decision to set them aside.
Final Decision: The Court set aside the imposition of costs and directed the Trial Court to expedite the restoration of the plaint.
Mr. Ishan Sanghi, Ms. Sagrika Wadhwa and Ms. Pooravashi Kalra, Advocates, for the Petitioner.
Mr. Avtar Singh, Advocate, for the Respondent-1 and 2.
JUDGMENT
Tushar Rao Gedela, J. (Oral)
[The proceeding has been conducted through Hybrid mode]
CM APPL. 28464/2023 (for exemption)
1. Exemption is allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
2. The application stands disposed of.
CM(M) 894/2023
3. Ms. Pooravashi Kalra, learned counsel appears for the petitioner and submits that the only relief that the petitioner seeks in the present petition, is restricted to setting aside of the costs of Rs.15,000/-, which was imposed upon the plaintiff.
4. The petitioner was stated to have been taking care of a family member and on that account the petitioner could not be present before the learned Trial Court.
5. Mr. Singh, learned counsel appearing for the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 submits that the order is complete in all respects and a detailed one and keeping in view the past conduct of the petitioner, is sustainable in law.
6. This Court has considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties and it appears that the imposition of costs of Rs.15,000/- in the present case is onerous.
7. Accordingly, the imposition of costs are set aside, without any objections on merits.
8. In view of the above terms, the present petition is disposed of.
9. It goes without saying that the application seeking restoration of the plaint be taken up by the learned Trial Court in all earnest on the next date of hearing and dispose it of at the earliest.
