$~31 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(COMM) 172/2026 BENNETT COLEMAN AND COMPANY LIMITED .....Plaintiff Through: Ms. Mamta Rani Jha and Mr. Akhil Saxena, Advocates.

versus SEERA RAJA BABU M.R. SEERA, & ORS. .....Defendants Through: None.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA

O R D E R

% 20.02.2026 I.A. 4854/2026 (Additional Document)

1. The present application has been filed on behalf of the plaintiff under Order XI Rule 1(4) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (‘CPC’) as applicable to commercial suits under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 (‘CC Act’) seeking leave to place on record additional documents.

2. The plaintiff is permitted to file additional documents in accordance with the provisions of the CC Act and the Delhi High Court (Original Side)

Rules, 2018.

3. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of.

I.A. 4855/2026 (Pre-Institution Mediation)

4. This is an application filed by the plaintiff seeking exemption from instituting Pre-Litigation Mediation under Section 12A of the CC Act.

5. As the present matter contemplates urgent interim relief, in light of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Yamini Manohar vs. T.K.D. Keerthi: (2024) 5 SCC 815, exemption from t