INDIA AHEAD NEWS PVT LTD REPRESENTED BY MR. ARVIND SINGH COMMERCIAL HEAD vs DEON NETWORKS PVT LTD & ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 23rd APRIL, 2026 IN THE MATTER OF: I.A. 26323/2025 IN + CS(COMM) 1/2022 INDIA AHEAD NEWS PVT LTD REPRESENTED BY MR. ARVIND SINGH COMMERCIAL HEAD .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. Ananga Bhattacharyya and Mr. Krishanu Barua, Advocates versus DEON NETWORKS PVT LTD & ANR. .....Defendants Through: Mr. Vikram Singh Nayal (Adv.), Mr. Ashwini Dwivedi (Adv.), Mr. Rajeev Kumar Yadav (Adv.), Mr. Abhishek Saxena (Adv.), Mr. Santosh Kumar (Adv.), Mr. Nitish Gaur (Adv.) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD JUDGMENT I.A. 26323/2025 1. The present application under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 [“CPC”], has been filed on behalf of the Defendants No.1 & 2 for rejection of the Plaint. 2. The present Suit is one for rendition of accounts and damages. 3. Facts, in brief, as mentioned in the Plaint, are as under: a. The Plaintiff herein and the Defendant No.1 executed an Agreement for Channel Telecasting and Distribution on 25.04.2018 (hereinafter referred to as „the Agreement‟). The Signature Not Verified RAHUL SINGH 26.04.2026 18:34 CS(COMM) 1/2022 Page 1 of 11 Defendant No.1 was appointed as the Plaintiff’s Channel Agent responsible for launching and placing the Plaintiff’s news channel on 13 different TV networks. b. It is stated that the Agreement expired on 24.04.2019. Disputes between the parties have arisen in lieu of the invoices raised by the Defendants for period between April 2018 to March, 2019. c. The Defendants claims to have raised legitimate invoices totaling to Rs.21,36,00,000/- for the said period with an outstanding balance of Rs.3,36,20,000/-. d. Both parties agree that the Plaintiff has paid Rs.17,67,80,000/- during the course of the Agreement. The Defendant claims that the Plainti