Delhi High Court Restrains FIITJEE Directors From Travelling Abroad, Orders Attachment Of ₹66 Lakh Over Unpaid Rent Dues
The Delhi High Court has restrained the directors of test-prep coaching institute FIITJEE Limited from travelling outside the country without its permission in a case involving unpaid rent dues. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 773]
Justice Sachin Datta also ordered attachment of Rs. 66.31 lakh lying in the bank account of the company's sister concern towards alleged unpaid rent dues.
The Court also ordered the Directors to deposit their original passports within four weeks.
Justice Datta passed the order while dealing with two petitions filed under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, by landlords seeking urgent interim protection against FIITJEE.
The petitioners claimed that FIITJEE, which was a tenant in their premises, had left behind substantial arrears of rent.
It was submitted that although the petitioners had subsequently recovered possession of the premises after filing the petitions, the rent dues remained unpaid.
According to the petitioners, the arrears amounted to Rs. 33,15,957.50 in each of the two petitions, taking the total amount to Rs. 66,31,915.
During the hearing on August 20, the petitioners referred to an earlier order passed by a coordinate bench in August 2025 in a similar matter involving FIITJEE. It was pointed out that, in that case, payments were made from a bank account belonging to the company's sister concern namely FIITJEE ESchool Private Limited.
FIITJEE's counsel submitted that the company was unable to make any payment as its bank account was stated to have been attached by the police in connection with certain criminal proceedings. However, the counsel was unable to provide details of the alleged attachment.
On this, the Court noted that FIITJEE's counsel was unable to refute that, in the earlier proceedings involving the company in question, its liability had been discharged through the bank account of its sister concern.
Considering the circumstances, the Court directed:
“The amount lying in the aforesaid bank account in ICICI Bank bearing Account no. 629405047349 shall stand attached to the extent of Rs. 66,31,915 (aggregate amount payable in both the petitions). The same shall be subject to further orders in the present petitions.”
It further directed the directors of FIITJEE to remain personally present on January 27, 2017.
“The said Directors shall also deposit their original passports in this Court within four weeks and are restrained from travelling out of the country, without permission of this Court,” it ordered further.
Title: CDR. INDER JIT SINGH AND ANR v. FIITJEE LIMITED & other connected matter
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 773