VALMIKI J. MEHTA, J (ORAL)

I.A. No. 3453/2014 (Under Order XII Rule 6 CPC by defendant no.6)

1. This is an application moved by the defendant no.6 in the suit, one Sh. Raj Kumar Bhatara. Defendant no.6/applicant was not an original party to the suit but he was added as defendant no.6 in the suit vide Order dated 22.5.2013 of a Division Bench of this Court in RFA(OS) No. 42/2013. It may be noted that the suit was originally dismissed for non-prosecution and by the Order dated 22.5.2013 the suit was restored and by the same order the applicant/defendant no.6 was made as a party to the suit on the ground that defendant no.6/applicant claims to be a bona fide purchaser for value of the suit property. The suit property is the property bearing no.18/50, East Patel Nagar, New Delhi having an area of 86.7 sq. yds.

2. In the subject suit originally there were a total of five defendants. Defendant no.1 is the Union of India. Defendant no.2 is the Land and Development Office of the Union of India. Defendant no.3 is one Sh. Gopi Chand. Defendant no.4 is one Smt. Sunita Wadhwa, Defendant no.5 is Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Defendant no. 6 is Raj Kumar Bhatara, the applicant. D