FORTIS HEALTHCARE LIMITED vs BALAJI GREAT LOTUS GLORY & ORS.

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$~7 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 19th December, 2025 + CS(COMM) 12/2023 with I.A. 501/2023, I.A. 504/2023, I.A. 505/2023, I.A. 506/2023, I.A. 3223/2023 & I.A. 29094/2025 FORTIS HEALTHCARE LIMITED .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. H.S. Chandhoke & Mr. Saleem Hasan Ansari, Advocates. versus BALAJI GREAT LOTUS GLORY & ORS. .....Defendants Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL AMIT BANSAL, J. (Oral) CS(COMM) 12/2023 and I.A. 29094/2025 (under Order XIII-A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908) 1. The present suit has been filed inter alia seeking the following reliefs: (a) declaration that the Term Sheet dated 6th December 2017 (hereinafter ‘Term Sheet’) and Side Letters dated 6th December 2017 (hereinafter ‘Side Letters’) are non-est and void; (b) declaration that any assignment of rights and obligations under the Master Settlement Agreement dated 26th September 2020 (hereinafter ‘Master Settlement Agreement’) including those in relation to the Term Sheet and Side Letters is non-est and void; and Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CS(COMM) 12/2023 Page 1 of 10 By:VIVEK MISHRA Signing Date:22.12.2025 16:53:18 (c) perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from acting upon the purported assignment of rights and obligations under the aforesaid Master Settlement Agreement in relation to the plaintiff or the Term Sheet or Side Letters. CASE SET UP BY THE PLAINTIFF 2. The plaintiff is a listed public company engaged in the business of health delivery services. The defendants no.1 to 9 are various trusts/ companies, details of which are given in paragraphs 3 to 11 of the plaint. The defendant no.10 is John Doe. 3. The defendants no.3, 4, 6, 8 and 9 are group companies having common directors and/ or registered office. 4. Around August