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2025 Supreme(Online)(Del) 6722

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Amit Bansal, J
SMT. SANTOSH DEVI & ORS. – Appellant
Versus
SH. SHIV CHARAN & ORS. – Respondent
CS(OS) 352/2025



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. Ashish Gumber
For the Respondents: Ms. Nitika Bhutani, panel counsel for D-12/ GNCTD

Exemption from notice under CPC for urgent relief is permissible.

Headnote:(A) Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Section 80(2) - Application seeking exemption from serving prior notice - Plaintiffs exempted from serving two months’ prior notice on defendant due to urgency of relief - The court allowed the application. (Para 2)

Table of Content
1. exemption from notice under cpc for urgent relief. (Para 1 , 2)
2. allegations of forged gpas leading to property disputes. (Para 13 , 14 , 22 , 23)
3. balance of convenience favors plaintiffs; status quo ordered. (Para 28 , 29 , 30)

O R D E R

% 27.08.2025 I.A. 13508/2025 (u/s 80(2) of the CPC)

1. The present application has been filed under Section 80(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (hereinafter ‘CPC’) seeking exemption from effecting two months’ prior notice upon the defendant no.12.

2. In view of the urgent relief and the nature of relief sought against the defendant no.12, the plaintiffs are exempted from effecting two months’

prior notice under Section 80 of the CPC upon the defendant no.12.

3. The application stands disposed of.

CS(OS) 352/2025

4. Let the plaint be registered as a suit.

5. Issue summons.

6. Summons be issued to the defendants through all permissible modes including email.

7. The summons shall state that the written statement(s) shall be filed by CS(OS)352/2025 Page1of4 the defendants within thirty (30) days from the date of the receipt of summons. Along with the written statement(s), the defendants shall also file affidavit(s) of admission/denial of the documents of the plaintiffs, without which the written statement(s) shall not be taken on record.

8. Liberty is given to the plaintiffs to file replication(s), if any, within thirty (30) days from the receipt of the written statement(s). Along with the replication filed by the plaintiffs, affidavit(s) of admission/denial of the documents of the defendants be filed by the plaintiffs.

9. It is made clear that any unjustified denial of documents may lead to an order of costs against the concerned party.

10. If any of the parties wish to seek inspection of any documents, the same shall be sought and given within the timelines.

11. List before the Joint Registrar on 3rd November, 2025 for completion of service and pleadings.

12. List before the Court on 18th February, 2026.

I.A. 13506/2025 (O-XXXIX Rule 1 & 2 of the CPC)

13. The present suit has been filed seeking relief of declaration, possession and permanent injunction.

14. The present suit has been filed after withdrawal of the earlier suit being CS No. 58551/2016 filed before the Court of ASCJ, North-West Rohini Courts, Delhi with the liberty to file a fresh suit. It is the case of the plaintiffs that they are the legal representatives of the original owner of the suit property Sh. Mohinder Partap Singh who had filed the earlier suit.

15. The defendants no.3 and 4 are the legal heirs of the Sh. Raj Singh, who was the defendant no.3 in the earlier suit.

16. The defendants no.5, 6, and 7 are the legal heirs of late Sh. Jai CS(OS)352/2025 Page2of4 Prakash who was the defendant no.4 in the earlier suit.

17. The defendants no.8, 9, 10 and 11 were defendants no.5 to 8 in the earlier suit.

18. It is the case of the plaintiffs that their predecessor-in-interest, Sh. Mohinder Partap Singh purchased a land measuring 3 Bighas 15 Biswas comprised in Khasra No.688, village Alipur, Delhi vide registered Sale Deed dated 29th January, 1987.

19. During the consolidation proceedings in village Alipur in the year 1988, in lieu of the aforesaid land measuring 3 Bighas 15 Biswas, land measuring 3 Bighas and 15 Biswas was allotted in Khasra Nos.172 Min (0- 17), 173 Min (0-4), 175 Min (1-3), 178 Min (1-11) in the extended Lal Dora of the village Alipur, Delhi to Late Sh. Mohinder Partap Singh (hereinafter ‘suit property’).

20. It is submitted that the suit property was illegally occupied by the defendants on the basis of forged and fabricated documents and therefore, Sh. Mohinder Partap Singh had filed the aforesaid civil suit.

21. In the written statement filed on behalf of the defendants in the said suit, it has been admitted that Sh. Mohinder Partap Singh was the original owner and was in possession of the suit property.

22. It is the case of the plaintiffs that the General Power of Attorney (hereinafter ‘GPA’) dated 8th Janua

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