GEETA PUBLISHING HOUSE vs SUBHASH DEY

Judgment text excerpt

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 08.05.2026 Judgment delivered on: 13.05.2026 Judgment uploaded on: As per Digital Signature + FAO (COMM) 152/2025 GEETA PUBLISHING HOUSE ..... APPELLANT versus SUBHASH DEY ..... RESPONDENT Advocates who appeared in this case For the Appellant : Mr. Vipin Wason, Ms. Stuti Wason and Ms. Sanstuti, Advs. For the Respondent : Mr. Manoj Sharma and Mr. Kapil Kaushik, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA JUDGMENT V. KAMESWAR RAO, J. 1. This appeal has been filed by the appellant/Geeta Publishing House challenging the order dated 27.03.2025 passed by the learned District Judge, Commercial Cour-09 (Central District), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi on application filed by the appellant under Order XXXIX Rule 4 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”) by stating in paragraphs 13 to 16, as under:- Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRADEEP FAO (COMM) 152/2025 Page 1 of 6 SHARMA Signing Date:13.05.2026 15:06:40 “13. The present suit, for declaration, permanent injunction and rendition of accounts has been filed by the plaintiff against the defendants with the averment that the parties entered into memorandum of agreement dated 12.10.2006 for the exclusive rights of publishing of books of business studies for class XI and XII written by the plaintiff for the academic year 2007- 2008 onwards but the said agreement was terminated by the plaintiff vide legal notice dated 29.12.2019. Hence, the present suit has been filed for seeking decree of declaration to the effect that the defendants have no right over the books of the subject in question written by the plaintiff and for restraining the defendants to publish or to sell the said books authored