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PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
DEEPAK GUPTA
Ram Kumar Sharma – Appellant
Versus
Chander Mohan Sharma – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Deepak Gupta, J.
1. By way of this petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, petitioners assail the order dated 16.12.2024 (Annexure P-8), whereby trial Court dismissed an application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC for rejection of the plaint, moved by the petitioners (defendant Nos.l to 5 herein), in a suit filed by the plaintiff (respondent herein).
2.1 A perusal of the paper book would reveal that the dispute pertains to House No.556, Sector 8B, Chandigarh, which was owned by Late Justice M.R. Sharma. Justice Sharma expired on 04.01.2018. His wife Smt. Yogeshwari expired on 23.01.2021. Justice Sharma had 8 children - 3 sons, namely, Shiv Kumar, Ram Kumar & Chander Mohan, and 5 daughters, namely, Suman, Sunita, Sangeeta, Veena and Anjana. One of the sons Chander Mohan has filed this suit by impleading 05 children as defendant Nos.l to 5, who are the petitioners before this Court. It is averred by the plaintiff that two children, namely, Shiv (since dead) and Anjana were disowned by Late Justice M.R. Sharma during his life time.
2.2 Plaintiff claimed exclusive ownership of the house in dispute on the basis of a hand written letter/wish/Will dated 13.05.200
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