ZEE ENTERTAINMET ENTERPRISES LIMITED vs MOHALLA TECH PRIVATE LIMITED

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 16th October, 2025 Pronounced on: 08th December, 2025 CS(COMM) 745/2023 & I.A. 7189/2024 ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LIMITED .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. Akhil Sibal, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Kripa Pandit, Mr. Harsh Kaushik, Mr. Harsh Prakash, Ms. Ridhie Bajaj, Ms. Sarah Haque, Mr. Christopher Thomas, Advocates (M:9625246474) versus MOHALLA TECH PRIVATE LIMITED .....Defendant Through: Mr. Darpan Wadhwa and Ms. Swathi Sukumar, Sr. Advocates along with Mr. Sandeep, Ms. Kanak Malik, Mr. Tejasvi Mahajan and Mr. Ritik Raghuvanshi, Advocates Mob: 9780045638 CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA JUDGEMENT I.A. 7189/2024 1. The present application has been filed on behalf of the defendant, i.e., Mohalla Tech Private Limited, under Order VII Rule 10 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”), seeking return of plaint on account of the captioned suit being barred by law for want of territorial jurisdiction of this Court to adjudicate the present suit. 2. Brief facts as averred in the plaint, which are relevant for deciding the present application, are as follows: 2.1. The present suit has been filed on behalf of