IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA (Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction)

ORIGINAL SIDE Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Krishna Rao IA No: GA 2 of 2016 (Old No: GA 1840 of 2016)

With IA No: GA 5 of 2017 (Old No: GA 203 of 2017)

With IA No: GA 12 of 2021 In C.S. No. 128 of 2016 Surendra Agarwala Versus Indira Gupta & Ors.

Mr. Chayan Gupta Mr. Pourush Bandyapadhyay Mr. Arun Kr. Mishra … For the plaintiff.

Mr. Aritra Basu Mr. Aditya Garodia Mr. Pintu Ghosh Ms. Sangeeta Kar … For the defendant nos. 2 & 7.

Mr. Mainak Bose Mr. Rishabh Karnani Mr. S.N. Pandey …. For the defendant no.5.

Hearing Concluded On : 20.02.2025 Judgment On : 08.04.2025 Krishna Rao, J.:

1. The plaintiff has filed the suit being C.S. No. 128 of 2016 for partition and administration of the assets and properties of the Agarwala family.

2. The parties to the suit are the sons and daughters of Hazari Lal Agarwala (since deceased) and are governed by the Mitakshara School of Hindu Law.

3. The one Hazari Lal Agarwala, the patriarch was a person governed by the Mitakshara School of Hindu Law. He passed away leaving behind the following legal heirs:

a) Indira Gupta – Eldest daughter (hereinafter referred to as the Defendant No.1).

b) Narendra K