$~57 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(COMM) 48/2026 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. Vaibhav Vutts, Ms. Aamna Hasan, Ms. Anupriya Shyam, Ms. Aarya Deshmukh and Ms. Vaibavi, SG, Advocates.

versus R.K. GUPTA AND BROS. & ORS. .....Defendants Through: Ms. Aparna Jain, Advocate for D-1.

Ms. Srishti Dhoundiyal and Ms. Brinda Nagaraja, Advocates for D-2.

Mr. Kuber Mahajan and Ms. Shilpa Gupta, Advocates for D-3.

Mr. Naman Joshi, Ms. Priya Goyal and Ms. Aakriti Gupta, Advocates for D-4.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA

O R D E R

% 20.01.2026 I.A. 1435/2026 ( 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 Courts Act, 2015 (“CC Act”).

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. 1436/2026 (Exemption from filing original/ certified typed translated from vernacular and illegible copies of the documents)

4. Th