MoU dispute: HC quashes case against G’gram PVR

Saurabh Malik

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 25

The legal dispute between Elan Buildcon Private Limited and M/s PVR Limited has finally come to an end with the parties reaching a settlement through mediation. As a result, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a criminal case and FIR against PVR.

The developments took place before the Bench of Justice HS Madaan on a petition filed against the state of Haryana and another respondent by M/s PVR Limited through counsel Arshdeep Singh Cheema.

The dispute revolved around memorandum of understanding between the parties, which was terminated.

In its petition before the High Court, PVR sought directions for quashing criminal complaint dated November 15, 2017, filed by Elan before the Court of Gurugram Judicial Magistrate First Class. Directions were also sought for quashing impugned order dated November 17, 2017, passed by the court pursuant to which the directions were issued to Sushant Lok-I police station in Gurgaon to register an FIR against the petitioner for cheating and other offences under Sections 120-B, 406 and 420 of the IPC.

During the pendency of the petition, the matter was referred to the High Court’s Mediation and Conciliation Centre.

As per report received by the High Court from the centre, all disputes between the parties have been settled. The settlement agreement, too, was attached with the report placed before the Bench.

Taking up the matter, Justice Madaan asserted that the dispute between the parties had been resolved amicably and apparently voluntarily without any threat or coercion.

Allowing the petition, Justice Madaan added that the criminal complaint and order issuing directions to the police station to register FIR against the petitioner for offences under Sections 120-B, 406 and 420 of the IPC, besides ancillary proceedings arising out of it, were ordered to be quashed.