$~37 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(COMM) 1295/2025 & I.A. 30429-30433/2025 HERO INVESTCORP PVT LTD AND ANR .....Plaintiffs Through: Mr. Kunal Khanna, Mr. Madhav Anand, Mr. Krtin Bhasin, Mr. Yashveer Singh, Mr. Udit Sharma, Mr. Kaulik Mitra, Mr. Param Goel and Ms. Priyanshi Gupta, Advs.

versus ASHOK KUMAR (JOHN DOE) .....Defendant Through: None CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA

O R D E R

% 05.12.2025 I.A. 30431/2025(seeking exemption from instituting pre-litigation mediation)

1. This is an application under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 seeking exemption from instituting pre-litigation mediation.

2. 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 Plaintiffs.

3. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of.

I.A. 30432/2025(seeking exemption from advance service to the Defendant) 4. The present application has been filed under Section 151 of the Code

of Civil Procedure, 1908 [‘CPC’] seeking exemption from service to the