$~50 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(COMM) 47/2026 SKECHERS U S A INC AND ORS .....Plaintiffs Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate with Ms. Priyanka Shetty, Dr. Abhimanyu Chopra, Mr. Ayush Chadha, Mr. Aman Chaudhary, Mr. Akhilesh Meneles, Mr. Harshil Wason, Mr.

Kushagra Jain and Ms. Muskan Goel, Advocates.

versus AQUALITE INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED .....Defendant Through: Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Senior Advocate with Mr. C.A. Brijesh and Mr. Ritwik Sharma, Advocates. CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH

O R D E R

% 20.01.2026 I.A. 1356/2026 (Exemption)

1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2. Application stands disposed of.

I.A. 1361/2026 (u/S 149 r/w Section 151 CPC)

3. This application is filed on behalf of the Plaintiffs seeking extension of time by six weeks for filing the court fees.

4. Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, learned Senior Counsel for the Plaintiffs, on instructions, submits that requisite court fee has been deposited.

5. Application is disposed of as infructuous.

I.A. 1360/2026(for pre-institution mediation)

6. This application is filed on behalf of the Plaintiffs under Section 12-A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 read with Section 151 CPC seeking exemption from Pre-Institution Mediation.

7. Having regard to the facts of the present case wherein urgent relief is prayed for and in light of the judgment of Supreme Court in Yamini Manohar v. T.K.D. Keerthi, (2024) 5 SCC 815, as also Division Bench of this Court in Chandra Kishore Chaurasia v. RA Perfumery Works Private Ltd., 2022 SCC OnLine Del 3529, exemption is granted to the Plaintiff from Pre-Institution Mediation.

8. Application is allowed and disposed of I.A. 1358/2026 (u/S 151 CPC)

9. This application is filed on behalf of the Plaintiffs seeking exemption from effecting advance service of the suit and allied applications on the Defendant.

10. Since Defendant has appeared in the matter, no order is required to be passed.

11. Application is disposed of.

I.A. 1357/2026 (u/O XI Rule 1 (4) r/w Order VII Rule 14 of Commercial Courts Act, 2015 r/w Section 151 CPC)

12. This application is filed on behalf of the Plaintiffs seeking to place on record additional documents.

13. Issue notice.

14. Mr. C.A. Brijesh, learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of the Defendant.

15. Plaintiffs, if they wish to file additional documents at a later stage, shall do so strictly in accordance with provisions of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015.

16. Application is allowed and disposed of.

I.A. 1359/2026 (u/S 151 CPC)

17. Counsel for Plaintiffs undertakes that requisite certificate under Section 137 of Trade Marks Act, 1999 shall be filed as and when the same are made available.

18. Application stands disposed of.

I.A. 1355/2026 (u/O II Rule 2 r/w Section 151 CPC)

19. This application is filed on behalf of the Plaintiffs under Order II Rule 2 read with Section 151 CPC seeking leave from this Court to claim further relief(s)/order and directions on account of any other losses or prejudice suffered by the Plaintiffs, which may arise out of the cause of action pleaded in accompanying plaint, at a subsequent stage, if necessary.

20. Issue notice.

21. Mr. C.A. Brijesh, learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of the Defendant.

22. List before the learned Joint Registrar on 09.04.2026.

CS(COMM) 47/2026

23. Let plaint be registered as a suit.

24. Issue summons.

25. Mr. C.A. Brijesh, learned counsel accepts summons on behalf of the Defendant.

26. Written statement shall be filed by the Defendant within 30 days from today along with affidavits of admission/denial of the documents filed by the Plaintiffs.

27. It will be open to the Plaintiffs to file replication within 30 days from the date of receipt of written statement along with affidavits of admission/denial of documents filed by the Defendants.

28. If any of the parties wish to seek inspection of any documents, the same be sought and given the timeline prescribed in Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018.

29. List before the learned Joint Registrar on 09