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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CS(COMM) 14/2026

ANURAG SAXENA .....Plaintiff

Through: Ms. Kangan Roda, Mr. Nitesh Jain and

Ms. Apoorva Sharma, Advocates.

versus

NISHANT SINGH & ORS. .....Defendants

Through: Mr. Naman Tandon, Mr. Raghav Goyal

and Ms. Shilpa Gupta, Advocates for

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CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA

O R D E R

% 09.01.2026

I.A. 506/2026 (Exemption from pre-institution Mediation)

1. This is an Application filed by the Plaintiff seeking exemption from instituting pre-litigation Mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial

Court Act, 2015.

2. As the present matter contemplates urgent interim relief, in light of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Yamini Manohar v. T.K.D. Keerthi, (2024) 5 SCC 815, exemption from the requirement of pre-institution Mediation is

granted.

3. The Application stands disposed of.

I.A. 508/2026 (Exemption from payment of Court Fees)

4. The present Application has been filed by the Plaintiff under Section 149 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 seeking exemption

from payment of Court Fees at the time of the filing of the Suit.

5. Learned counsel for the plaintiff submits that the requisite Court Fees already stands