1. Through this first appeal under Section 10 of the Delhi High Court Act, 1966 , the Appellant assails the Order dated 26.08.2025 [hereinafter referred to as “Impugned Order”] passed by the learned Single Judge in Interlocutory Application No. 4032/2025 in Civil Suit (OS) No. 203/2024. The moot question that arises here is whether ad valorem court fee on the market value of the property is payable in a suit for declaration bundled with the relief of injunction.

FACTUAL MATRIX

2. The brief factual matrix of the case leading to the filing of the present appeal has been noted hereinafter:

2.1 Sh. Manohar Lal/Appellant has filed a Suit for Declaration, mandatory and permanent injunction against the Delhi Development Authority [hereinafter referred to as ‘DDA’] and legal representatives of his brothers, late Sh. Bansi Lal and Sh. Mehar Chand, with regards to the property bearing No. A-62, Ashok Vihar Phase-I, Delhi-110052 [hereinafter referred to as “suit property”]. The Appellant claims to be a co-owner to the extent of his 1/3rd undivided share in the suit property.

2.2 According to the Appellant, the suit property was purchased by the Appellant along with his brothe