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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
SAMIR SHARMA – Appellant
Versus
STERRE SHARMA & ANR. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
VIKAS MAHAJAN, J.
I.A. 37440/2024 (filed by plaintiff under Order XXXIX Rule 1 & 2 read with Section 151 CPC for grant of ad-interim ex-parte injunction)
1. With the consent of the parties the present application is taken up for disposal.
2. The present suit has been filed seeking partition, rendition of accounts and injunction of the estate left behind by late Capt. Satish Sharma. The plaintiff is the son whereas the defendant nos.1 & 2 are wife and daughter of late Capt. Satish Sharma.
3. Along with the present suit, plaintiff has also filed the present application for ad interim ex-parte injunction praying for restricting the defendants from creating any third-party interest in immovable properties mentioned in Schedule-A to the plaint.
4. Mr. Shaunak Kashyap, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the plaintiff submits that the assets which form part of the estate of late Capt. Satish Sharma have been enumerated in Schedule-A to the plaint and one of the contentious properties is agricultural land.
5. He submits that the present suit has been filed by the plaintiff on the ground that late Capt. Satish Sharma passed away intestate and the plaintiff being class I legal he
The probate court exclusively adjudicates the validity of a will, while partition suits can proceed simultaneously, but without seeking will validity declarations in the partition suit.
To obtain an interim injunction, a party must demonstrate a prima facie case, irreparable injury, and balance of convenience favoring the injunction.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that while the probate proceeding may impact the shares of the parties in the partition suit, staying all further proceedings of the partition suit....
The probate proceeding and the partition suit stand on different footings and the decision in one shall not have an impact on the other.
Execution of partition deed is legally binding and not rendered void by claims of inequity, with established limitations for challenging such deeds. Family settlements must not be reopened unless fra....
A legatee's claim under an unproven Will is not sufficient to establish a legal interest to challenge a partition decree among heirs. Probation of the Will is mandatory to assert rights.
In property disputes, all sharers must be joined as necessary parties to ensure valid adjudication of rights, as established in the judgment.
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