Sylvanus Builders And Developers Limited vs. E. G. Arun Prasath

COURT NO.9

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). 9120/2022

SYLVANUS BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS LIMITED Appellant( $s$ )

VERSUS

R. DHANLAKSHMI & ORS.

Respondent $(s)$

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C.A. No. 7258/2022 (XVII-A) (IA No. 187221/2022 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IA No. 133252/2022 - EX-PARTE AD-INTERIM RELIEF IA No. 138606/2022 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES IA No. 187975/2022 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES IA No. 175454/2022 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES IA No. 133253/2022 - PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES) C.A. No. 8373/2022 (XVII-A) (IA No. 157668/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT IA No. 157673/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 157666/2022 - GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF IA No. 189793/2022 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES IA No. 187983/2022 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES IA No. 176102/2022 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES IA No. 176075/2022 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES IA No. 189792/2022 - STAY APPLICATION) Date : 01-10-2024 These matters were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NONGMEIKAPAM KOTISWAR SINGH For Appellant(s) Mr. Parthiv Goswami, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sridhar Potaraju, Adv. Mr. Jaideep Gupta, Adv. Mr. Guru Krishna Kumar, Adv. Mr. Anirudh Sharma, AOR Mr. Jaaruti Dekavadiya, Adv. Mr. Ritvik Bhanot, Adv. Mr. Racheeta Chawla, Adv. Mr. Rishi Aggarwal, Adv. Ms. Sampriti Baksi, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Banerjee, Adv. Mr. Aayush, Adv. Mr. Lalit Mohan, Adv. Mr. Vishesh Goel, Adv. Mr. Ashwin K., Adv. Mr. Atiga, Adv. For Respondent(s) Mr. Aditya Parolia, Adv. Mr. Piyush Singh, Adv. Mr. Akshay Srivastava, Adv. Mr. Dhruv Malik, Adv. Mr. Gaurav Goel, AOR Mr. Amish Aggarwala, AOR Mr. Sushil Kaushik, Adv.

Mr. Kuldeep Jauhari, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

We have heard learned senior counsel for the appellants and learned counsel for the respondents.

It is stated that totally there are seventeen appeals where identical issues and questions arise although there may be factual variation in these cases. The NCDRC has directed the appellants herein for refund of the amount as well as for possession. Insofar as the direction for refund for fifteen respondents is concerned, till date there is no interim stay of the impugned order. However, the respondents have not pressed for execution of the order.

In order to balance the equities between the parties interim stay of the impugned order subject to the appellants depositing 50% of the principal sum directed to be refunded to each of the fifteen respondents who are entitled to such refund, within a period of eight weeks from today in the Registry of this Court.

On such deposit being made, the Registry of this Court shall deposit the said amount in a fixed deposit earning the highest interest in any nationalized bank for an initial period of one year with automatic renewal.

It is needless to observe that if the said deposit is not made within the period of eight weeks as stated above, the interim order shall stand vacated.

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(RADHA SHARMA)<br>ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS

(DIVYA BABBAR)<br>COURT MASTER (NSH)