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2026 Supreme(Online)(Del) 1941

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
CASTROL LIMITED VS. NARESHBHAI BABUBHAI KANANI TRADING AS MANORATH COMPANY AND GDP LUBRICANTS & ANR.
CS(COMM) 336/2023



$~36 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(COMM) 336/2023, I.A. 16351/2023, I.A. 16352/2023, I.A.

18757/2023, I.A. 20523/2023, I.A. 24167/2023, I.A. 8668/2024, I.A. 9802/2024, I.A. 15866/2025, I.A. 15891/2025, I.A. 15892/2025 & I.A.

2025/2026 EUREKA FORBES LIMITED (FORMERLY FORBES ENVIRO SOLUTIONS LIMITED) .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. Shivankar Sharma and Mr. Ayush Singh, Advocates.

versus MR. PRAMOD JAIN AND ORS. .....Defendants Through: Ms. Susha Unni and Mr. Manthan Sukhija, Advocates for D-1.

Mr. Rahul Mehalwal, Advocate for D-3. Mr. Mohan Vidhani, Mr. Lakshya Gupta, Ms. Yashika Sehgal and Ms.

Mokshita Gautam, Advocates for D-4.

Mr. Rabindra Singh and Ms. Ekta Singh, Advocates for D-9 & 10 alongwith D-9 & 10 in person.

Mr. Shashi Shankar, Advocate for D-13.

Mr. Ranvir Singh, Advocate for proposed defendant no.19.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA

O R D E R

% 29.01.2026 Settlement of disputes qua Defendant nos.9 & 10

1. Learned counsel for the parties jointly submit that under the aegis of the Delhi High Court Mediation & Conciliation Centre, the disputes have been resolved and terms thereof have been reduced into writing vide Settlement Agreement dated 17.10.2025. The terms of the settlement commences from para 1 at page 3 of the Settlement Agreement through till para 15.

2. This Court has perused the terms of the settlement and finds no legal impediment in decreeing the Suit qua defendant nos.9 and 10 in terms of the Settlement Agreement dated 17.10.2025. The Settlement Agreement alongwith annexures appended thereto are taken on record.

3. The Suit qua defendant nos.9 and 10 is decreed.

4. Let a decree sheet be drawn up accordingly in terms of the Settlement Agreement qua defendant nos.9 and 10. The parties shall remain bound by the terms of the settlement.

Settlement Agreement dated 05.01.2026 qua defendant no.3

5. Learned counsel for the parties jointly submit that under the aegis of the Delhi High Court Mediation & Conciliation Centre, the disputes have been resolved and terms thereof have been reduced into writing vide Settlement Agreement dated 05.01.2026. The terms of the settlement commences from para 1 at page 3 of the Settlement Agreement through till para 17.

6. This Court has perused the terms of the settlement and finds no legal impediment in decreeing the Suit qua defendant no.3 in terms of the Settlement Agreement dated 05.01.2026. The Settlement Agreement alongwith annexures appended thereto are taken on record.

7. In terms of Clause 9 of the Settlement Agreement, defendant no.3 was to pay to the plaintiff a balance sum of Rs.2,20,000/- before this Court today. Learned counsel for defendant no.3 has handed over a Demand Draft bearing no. 72095 dated 28.01.2026 in favour of the plaintiff for a sum of Rs.2,20,000/-, which has been acknowledged and accepted by the learned counsel for the plaintiff. Photocopy of the said Demand Draft filed today is taken on record.

8. The Suit qua defendant no.3 is decreed.

9. Let a decree sheet be drawn up accordingly in terms of the Settlement Agreement qua defendant no.3. The parties shall remain bound by the terms of the settlement.

I.A. 16352/2023 (application on behalf of the plaintiff seeking release of goods seized by Local Commissioner)

I.A. 8668/2024 (application on behalf of defendant no.4 seeking direction for inspection of the goods seized)

I.A. 15866/2025 (application on behalf of the plaintiff seeking permission to file additional documents)

I.A. 9802/2024 (application on behalf of the plaintiff seeking permission to place on record certain documents pertaining to subsequent events

10. It is submitted that pleadings qua aforesaid I.As are complete and may be taken up for hearing.

11. List for consideration of these I.As on 08.07.2026.

I.A. 15891/2025 (for initiating contempt proceedings) & I.A. 18757/2023 (contempt of order dated 23.05.2023)

12. These are two separate applications under Order XXXIX Rule 2A read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 filed o

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