* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 16.12.2025

Judgment pronounced on:20.12.2025

+ FAO 48/2014

JAWAHARLAL MALHOTRA & ANR .....Appellants

Through: Mr. Rajeev Saxena, Sr. Advocate

along with Mr. K.K. Srivastava, Ms. Megha Saxena, Ms. Shreya

Bhatnagar, Advocates.

versus

STATE & ORS .....Respondents

Through: Ms. Shobhana Takiar along with Mr.

Kuljeet Singh and Mr. Shivam Takiar,

Advocates. CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA

JUDGMENT

CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA, J.

1. This is an appeal under Section 299 of the Indian

Succession Act, 1925 (the ISA) filed by respondent no. 4, 10 & 11 in Probate Case no. 20 of 2003 on the file of Learned ADJ, Central District, Delhi aggrieved by the order dated 29.10.2013 by which the probate petition was allowed and a letter of administration granted to the petitioner. Respondent no. 4 and 10 died during the pendency of the proceedings and hence their legal

representatives/heirs have been brought on record.

2. In this appeal, unless otherwise specified, the parties will be referred to as described in the original petition.

3. The facts relevant to the present appeal are as follow: Late Jugal Kishore, son of late Lajja Ram, was the owne