DHANANJAY RATHI & ORS. vs GREEN ACRE FARMS PVT LTD THROUGH ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on : 27.01.2026 % Pronounced on : 10.04.2026 Uploaded on : 10.04.2026 + FAO 359/2025 DHANANJAY RATHI & ORS. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Jayant Mehta, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Tanuj Gulati, Mr. Abhishek Garg, Mr.Saksham Verma, Mr.Yogesh, Mr.Udan, Mr.Aman, Mr.Dipanshu, Mr. Lokesh Kr. and Mr.Harsh Rai, Advocates versus GREEN ACRE FARMS PVT LTD THROUGH ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Dayan Krishnan, Sr. Advocate, Mr.Manish Jha, Sr. Advocate with Mr.Rajat Juneja, Mr.Devna Soni and Mr.Ashish Garg, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT CM APPL.81666/2025 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. This application is disposed of. FAO 359/2025 & CM APPL.81667/2025 [for ad-interim injunction] 1. The appellants, who were the defendants before the Trial Court, seek to impugn order dated 06.10.2025, whereby their application filed under Order XXXIX Rule 4 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NIJAMUDDEEN ANSARI FAO 359/2025 Pg. 1 of 11 Signing Date:10.04.2026 18:16:51 1908, was dismissed. The impugned order has been passed in the context of a suit filed by the respondents/plaintiffs seeking specific performance of an agreement/MOU dated 09.04.2021, along with reliefs of perpetual and mandatory injunction. 2. For the sake of convenience, the appellants are hereinafter referred to as the „Defendants‟ and respondents as „Plaintiffs‟. 3. In the suit, the Plaintiffs have alleged to have entered into an agreement dated 09.04.2021 (“the Agreement”), with the late Mr. Deepak Rathi, who is stated to be the predecessor-in-interest of the defendants. It is their case that Mr. Deepak Rathi is the father of defendant nos. 1, 2,