C.RULE 1/2025 p. 1 $~ 13 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + C.RULE 1/2025 SECURITY SCORECARD INC .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Shyel Trehan Sr. Adv. with Mr. Abhimanyu Chopra, Ms. Anusha Jagadeesh and Mr. Aman Chaudhary, Advocates versus SAFE SECURITIES INC & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Shruti Sabharwal and Mr. Lakshya Khanna, Advs. for R-1 Mr. Sanjiv Kakra, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Ashim Shridhar and Ms. Niyati Patwardhan, Advs. for R-3, 5, 6 and 7 Mr. S P Singh, Adv. For R-4 CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA O R D E R % 07.04.2025 1. Pursuant to the orders dated 24.02.2025 and 10.03.2025, this Court had appointed Mr. Vinay Kumar Gupta, Pr. District and Sessions Judge (Retd.) as a local commissioner for purpose of implementing Letter of Request dated 30.12.20241 in terms of the Hague Convention of 18th March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters [‘Hague Convention’] and Order XXVI of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (‘CPC”). The learned local commissioner's report dated 04.04.2025 along with all annexures has been placed on record, under the 1 Issued by United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 16/04/2025 at 12:39:57 C.RULE 1/2025 p. 2 index cover dated 04.04.2025. 2. Now, in view of Letter of Request dated 30.12.2024, the report of the learned Local Commissioner with appended documents has to be transmitted to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. To this effect following directions are being issued: - a. The Registrar General, High Court of Delhi, shall within a period of seven (7) days, in terms of Paragraph no. 4 of the Letter of Request dated 30.12.2024, transmit the electronic copy of the complete report of the Local Commissioner from his official e-mail address to Mr. Kenneth W Taber, who is appointed as the confidential courier under the Letter of Request. The e-mail address of Mr. Kenneth W Taber is kenneth.taber@pillsburylaw.com. b. Separately, the Registrar General, High Court of Delhi shall transmit, within a period of seven (7) days, the hard copy of the complete report of the Local Commissioner2 to Kenneth W. Taber, Esq., Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 31 West 52nd Street, New York, New York-10019 Telephone: (212) 858-1813; Email: kenneth.taber@pillsburylaw.com. 3. As per order dated 10.03.2025, the fees of the Local Commissioner was fixed at INR 2,00,000/- (Indian Rupees Two Lakhs). However, in view of the additional sittings, the Court deems it proper to enhance the fees of the Local Commissioner by additional INR 1,00,000/- (Indian Rupees One Lakh) to be paid by Petitioner. 4. The Petitioner would be at liberty to apply to this Court in the event of 2 filed before the registry of this Court vide Diary Number 10898/2025 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 16/04/2025 at 12:39:57 C.RULE 1/2025 p. 3 any clarifications which may be required. 5. This order has been passed with the consent of the parties. 6. With the aforesaid directions, the request under the Letter of Request dated 30.12.204 stands satisfied and this matter may be disposed of. MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J APRIL 7, 2025/msh/MG Click here to check corrigendum, if any This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 16/04/2025 at 12:39:57