$~48 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(COMM) 1343/2025 HERO INVESTCORP PVT LTD AND ANR .....Plaintiffs Through: Mr. Krtin Bhasin, Mr. Kunal Khanna, Mr. Madhav Anand, Mr. Yashveer Singh, Mr. Udit Sharma, Mr. Kaulik Mitra, Ms. Priyanshi Gupta and Mr.

Param Goel, Advocates.

versus ASHOK KUMAR (JOHN DOE) .....Defendant Through:

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA

O R D E R

% 16.12.2025 I.A. No._31420/2025 (Exemption from pre-institution Mediation)

1. This is an Application filed by the Plaintiffs seeking exemption from instituting pre-litigation Mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts 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. Krithi, 2023 SCC OnLine SC 1382, exemption from the requirement of pre-institution Mediation is granted.

3. The Application stands disposed of.

I.A. No. 31421/2025 (Exemption from advance service to the Defendant) 4. This is an Application filed by the Plaintiffs under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”), seeking exemption from advance service to the Defendant.

5. Mr. Krtin Bhasin, learned Counsel for the Plaintiffs, submi