IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
CS(COMM) 154/2026
TATA POWER RENEWABLE ENERGY LIMITED & ANR. .....Plaintiffs
Through: Mr. Peeyoosh Kalra, Mr. C.A. Brijesh and Mr. Ritwik Sharma, Advocates.
versus
WWW.TATASOLARPOWERS.COM & ORS. .....Defendants
Through: Mr. Mrinal Ojha, Mr. Debarshi Dutta and Mr. Arjun Mokerjee, Advocates for D-7.
Ms. Manisha Agarwal Narain, CGSC and Mr. Nipun Jain, Advocates for UoI, DoT/D-16.
CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH
O R D E R
17.02.2026
I.A 4376/2026 (u/S 149 r/w Section 151 CPC)
1. This application is filed on behalf of the Plaintiffs seeking extension of time for filing the court fees.
2. For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed, permitting the Plaintiffs to file requisite court fees within 10 days from today.
3. Application stands disposed of.
I.A. 4377/2026 (u/S 151 CPC)
4. This application is filed on behalf of the Plaintiffs seeking exemption from effecting advance service of the suit and allied applications on Defendant No. 5.
5. For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed and disposed of.
I.A. 4378/2026 (for pre-institution mediation)
6. This application is filed on behalf of the Plaintiffs under Section 12-A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 r/w 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 Plaintiffs from Pre-Institution Mediation.
8. Application is allowed and disposed of.
I.A. 4379/2026 (u/S 151 CPC)
9. List before Court on 20.04.2026.
CS(COMM) 154/2026
10. Let plaint be registered as a suit.
11. Mr. Mrinal Ojha, learned counsel accepts summons on behalf of Defendant No. 7.
12. Ms. Manisha Agarwal Narain, CGSC accepts summons on behalf of Defendant No. 16.
13. Written statements be filed by Defendants No. 7 and 16 within 30 days along with affidavits of admission/denial of the documents filed by the Plaintiffs.
14. It will be open to the Plaintiffs to file replications within 30 days from receipt of the written statements along with affidavits of admission/denial of documents filed by Defendants No. 7 and 16.
15. Upon filing of process fee, issue summons to the remaining Defendants through all permissible modes, returnable before the learned Joint Registrar on 12.03.2026.
16. Summons shall state that the written statements shall be filed by the said Defendants within 30 days from the receipt of summons along with affidavits of admission/denial of the documents filed by the Plaintiffs.
17. It will be open to the Plaintiffs to file replications within 30 days from the date of receipt of written statements along with affidavits of admission/ denial of documents filed by the said Defendants.
18. 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.
19. Learned Joint Registrar will carry out admission/denial of documents and marking of exhibits.
I.A. 4375/2026 (u/O XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 r/w Section 151 CPC)
20. This application is filed on behalf of the Plaintiffs under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 read with Section 151 of CPC for grant of ex parte ad interim injunction.
21. Issue notice.
22. Mr. Mrinal Ojha, learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of Defendant No. 7.
23. Ms. Manisha Agarwal Narain, CGSC accepts notice on behalf of Defendant No. 16.
24. Replies be filed within four weeks from today.
25. Rejoinders, if any, be filed before the next date of hearing.
26. Issue notice to the remaining Defendants through all permissible modes, returnable before Court on 20.04.2026.
27. As stated in the plaint, Plaintiff No. 1 is a public limited company incorporated on March 02, 2007 under laws of India and is a subsidiary of Tata Power Company Limited ("TPCL"). Plaintiff No. 1 is TPCL’s primary investment vehicle for clean and renewable energy-based power generation capacity, which leverages TPCL’s extensive experience and competencies developed over more than 100 years of experience in the power industry and power plant management. Plaintiff No. 1 develops, constructs and operates wind and solar power assets with the ability to make large-scale investment to expand Renewable Energy (
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