ONEXTEL MEDIA PVT LTD AND ANR & ANR. vs ANIL KUMAR EDITOR IN CHIEF TELECOM LIVE MAGAZINE & ANR. & ORS.

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$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 15th April, 2026 + CS(OS) 876/2024 & I.A. 24738/2025 ONEXTEL MEDIA PVT LTD AND ANR. .....Plaintiffs Through: Mr. Mamta Tiwari and Mr. Vijay Kumar, Advs. Mob: 9891466518 Email: [email protected] versus ANIL KUMAR EDITOR IN CHIEF TELECOM LIVE MAGAZINE & ANR. .....Defendants Through: Mr. Pranav Sachdeva, Mr. Sanyam Jain, Mr. P. Rohit Ram, Ms. Khushboo Singhal and Ms. Mishra Divya Santosh, Advs. for D-1 & 2 Mob: 801064429 Email: [email protected] CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J (ORAL): ORDER % 15.04.2026 This Case is being taken up today as 14th April, 2026 was declared as a holiday on account of ‘B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti’. I.A. 24738/2025 1. The present application has been filed on behalf of the plaintiffs seeking condonation of delay of 128 days in filing the replication. 2. This Court notes that the time period for filing of replication is Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CS(OS) 876/2024 Page 1 of 3 By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:15.04.2026 20:15:07 governed by Rule 5 of Chapter VII of the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018 which is reproduced as under: “xxx xxx xxx 5. Replication.-The replication, if any, shall be filed within 30 days of receipt of the written statement. If the Court is satisfied that the plaintiff was prevented by sufficient cause for exceptional and unavoidable reasons in filing the replication within 30 days, it may extend the time for filing the same by a further period not exceeding 15 days but not thereafter. For such extension, the plaintiff shall be burdened with costs, as deemed appropriate. The replication shall not be taken on record, unless such costs have been paid/ deposited. In case no replication is filed within the exte