2026:HHC:8565 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA COMS No. 23 of 2022 Decided on : 24.03.2026 Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. and others …Plaintiffs Versus Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited and another …Defendants Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge Whether approved for reporting?1 For the plaintiffs : Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Advocate, with M/s Arpita Sawhney, Atul Jhingan, Priyansh Sharma, Ankit Thakur, Sanket Singh Sengar and Akanksha Chauhan, Advocates. For the defendants : Ms. Shradha Karol, Advocate, with Mr. Vaibhav Singh Chauhan, Advocate. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) OMP No. 155 of 2026 When this case was taken up for consideration today, learned counsel for the parties inform the Court that two applications have been filed, one under Order VI, Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure (hereinafter referred to as ‘CPC’) and other under Order XXIII, Rule 3 read with Section 151 of the CPC. 1Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 2026:HHC:8565 2. Learned counsel for the plaintiffs submits that the filing of the application under Order VI, Rule 17 of the CPC, has been necessitated on account of change of name of the proforma defendant, in the interregnum. 3. In light of the said submission made by the learned counsel for the plaintiffs, the application for amendment in the memo of parties, is hereby allowed, as prayed for, and the proposed amendments are allowed to be incorporated in the memo of parties. Amended memo of parties is taken on record. 4. Application stands disposed of accordingly. OMP No. 146 of 2026 5. This application has been jointly filed on the affidavits of the plaintiffs and the defendant, under Order XXVIII, Rule 3 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure (hereinafter referred to as ‘CPC’). 6. The Court stands informed that the matter in between the parties stands settled in terms of the Settlement Agreement, which is appended with the application in a sealed cover. The Court also stands informed that in light of the settlement arrived at between the parties, all the ancillary proceedings, which arise out of the Civil Suit including 3 2026:HHC:8565 contempt proceedings etc., shall be withdrawn by the parties. Learned counsel for the parties jointly prayed that the Settlement Agreement be taken on record in a sealed cover itself. 7. Accordingly, as prayed for, this application is disposed of by taking on record the factum of the matter having been amicably settled between the parties and also by taking on record the Settlement Agreement in a sealed cover. COMS No. 23 of 2022 8. Today, this Court has allowed OMP No. 146 of 2026, which has been filed jointly by the parties, under order XXVIII, Rule 3 read with Section 151 of the CPC, informing the Court that in terms of the Settlement Agreement appended therewith, the matter stands amicably settled between the parties. 9. Accordingly, as prayed for, the present suit is disposed of as settled. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of accordingly. (Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge March 24, 2026 (Shivank Thakur)