$~72 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(OS) 825/2011 BIOTECH INTERNATIONAL PVT LTD .....Plaintiff Through: Ms. Radhika Jindal and Ms. Kanika Singh, Advocates versus ANURADHA SURI & ORS .....Defendants Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD O R D E R % 24.11.2025 I.A. 29235/2025 1. The present application under Section 16, 16 A of Court Fees Act, 1870 read with Section 89 CPC has been filed on behalf of the Plaintiff seeking refund of Court Fees on the ground that the Plaintiff and the Defendants have entered into a settlement, and the suit filed by the Plaintiff has been disposed of. 2. Material on record indicates that the Suit filed by the Plaintiff was one for recovery of a sum of Rs.1,00,00,000/- towards damages along with interests and costs against the Defendants. A Counter Claim was filed by the Defendant bearing claim No. 101 of 2011 for Rs. 7,63,79,904/- along with interests and costs. 3. It is stated that during the pendency of the suit, the parties were referred to Delhi High Court Mediation Centre and with the aid of the 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 28/11/2025 at 14:56:06 learned Mediator, the parties have entered into a settlement. Vide a Settlement Agreement dated 13.02.2025, based on which a decree was passed on 17.04.2025. 4. In view of the fact that the parties have entered into a settlement before the Delhi High Court Mediation Centre, the Plaintiff is entitled to the refund of the Court Fee under Section 16, 16 A of the Court Fees Act, 1870. 5. With the above observations, the present application is allowed. 6. Let the Court Fees be refunded back to the Plaintiff. 7. Application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J NOVEMBER 24, 2025 Prateek 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 28/11/2025 at 14:56:06