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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CS(COMM) 1438/2025 & I.A. 32994/2025

STONEX INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED .....Plaintiff

Through: Ms. Meenakshi Ogra, Mr. Tarun

Khurana, Mr. Samrat S. Kang, Mr.

Vishnu Gambhir, Mr. Anubhav Gupta

and Ms. Chhvi Pande, Advs.

versus

MOHIT KUMAWAT .....Defendant

Through: None

CORAM:

HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA

O R D E R

% 24.12.2025

I.A. 32998/2025(seeking leave to file additional documents)

1. This is an application under Order XI Rule 1(4) [as amended by the

Commercial Courts Act, 2015] read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil

Procedure, 1908 [‘CPC’], seeking leave to file additional documents within

thirty (30) days.

2. The Plaintiff, if they wish to file additional documents will file the

same within thirty (30) days from today, and they shall do so strictly as per

the provisions of the Commercial Courts Act and the Delhi High Court

(Original Side) Rules, 2018.

3. For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed.

4. Accordingly, the application is disposed of.

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I.A. 32996/2025(seeking exemption from pre-institution mediation)

5. This is an application under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts

Act, 2015 read with Section 151 CPC, filed by the Plaintiff seeking

exemption from instituting pre-litigation mediation.

6. Having regard to the facts that the present suit contemplates urgent

interim relief and in light of the judgement 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 to the Plaintiff.

7. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of.

I.A. 32997/2025 (seeking exemption from filing certified copies)

8. This is an application under Section 151 CPC, filed on behalf of the

Plaintiff seeking liberty/exemption from filing clearer copies, certified

copies and certain documents, which may be found to be dim, photocopy or

not of appropriate font size or lacking the prescribed margins.

9. Subject to the Plaintiff re-filing the aforesaid documents as per Rules

within a period of thirty [30] days from today, exemption is granted for the

present, failing which, the Plaintiff will not be entitled to rely upon these

documents.

10. Accordingly, the application is disposed of.

I.A 32999/2025 (seeking time for filing the required certificate)

11. This is an application filed by the Plaintiffs under Section 151 CPC

seeking time for filing the required certificate under Section 63(4)(c) of the

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 [‘BSA’].

12. The certificate under Section 63(4)(c) of BSA is directed to be filed

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within four (4) weeks.

13. Accordingly, the application is disposed of.

I.A. 33000/2025(seeking exemption from advance service)

14. This is an application filed under Section 151 of CPC on behalf of the

Plaintiff seeking exemption from service of the suit paper-book on the

Defendant.

15. In view of the fact that the Plaintiff has sought an ex-parte ad-interim

injunction along with the appointment of a Local Commissioner, the

exemption from effecting advance service upon the Defendant is granted.

16. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of.

CS(COMM) 1438/2025

17. The present suit has been filed for seeking permanent injunction

retraining infringement and passing off Plaintiff’s registered

trademarks/wordmarks and device marks along with other ancillary reliefs.

18. Let the plaint be registered as a suit.

19. Summons be issued to the Defendant by all permissible modes on

filing of process fee.