$~14 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 14^th JANUARY, 2026 IN THE MATTER OF: + I.A. 13177/2023 IN CS(OS) 166/2023 PARAMJIT SINGH .....Plaintiff Through: Mr Hrishikesh Baruah, Mr Kshitij Paliwal, Mr Sumit Saini, Mr Rishabh Gupta, Mr Prabhpreet Singh Wadhwa, Mr Vipul Biala, Ms Nishtha Sachan, Ms Pragya Agarwal, Advs.

versus HARDAMAN SINGH & ORS. .....Defendants Through: Mr. Prashant Mehta, Mr.Vaibhav Chawla, Mr. Dhruv Chawla, Advs for D1(A), 2 & 3 Mr. Siddharth Arora, Mr. Gaurav Kumar, Ms. Ananya Singh, Adv. for D1(b)

Mr. Aviral Tiwari, Adv. for D-4 Mr. Raman kapur, Senior Advocate with Dhiraj Sachdeva, Advocates for D-5 & 6 CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD JUDGMENT (ORAL)

I.A. 13177/2023

1. This application under Order VI Rule 17 read with Section 151 of CPC has been filed by the Plaintiff for amendment of Plaint.

2. The present Suit is one for declaration, partition, permanent injunction, with respect to the Suit Properties mentioned in paragraph No.3 of the Plaint.

3. Before dwelling into the facts of the case, it is imperative to understand the family lineage which originates from the siblings and adopted children of Late Smt. Darshan Kaur and her extended family. It is stated that Late Smt. Darshan Kaur, Sh. Jeet Singh, Smt. Harbans Kaur and Smt. Jaswant Kaur were siblings and Late Smt. Darshan Kaur had no biological children. It is stated that the Plaintiff (Paramjit Singh) is the biological son of Sh. Jeet Singh and was formally adopted by Late Smt. Darshan Kaur and her husband Late Sh. Raghbir Singh in the year 1970. It is stated that Smt. Harbans Kaur had a biological daughter, Smt. Harjeet Kaur, who was also given in adoption to Late Smt. Darshan Kaur. It is stated that Smt. Harjeet Kaur later married Sh. Kanwalnain Singh Anand and became the mother of Defendants No. 1, 2 and 3 herein, thereby making Defendants No. 1, 2 and 3 the adopted grandchildren of Late Smt. Darshan Kaur. It is stated that Smt. Jaswant Kaur, another sister of Late Smt. Darshan Kaur, had a daughter namely, Smt. Avinash Kaur, who is the mother of Defendant No. 4 (Sh. Tarunjyot Singh). It is stated that Smt. Prakash Kaur was the first wife of Late Sh. Raghbir Singh, and Defendants No. 5 (Sh. Gurdip Singh) and Defendant No. 6 (Smt. Kamlesh Kumari) are her beneficiaries and hold shares in the estate derived through her branch.

4. Accordingly, the Plaintiff claims rights as the adopted son of Late Smt. Darshan Kaur, Defendants No. 1 to 3 claim through their mother Smt. Harjeet Kaur, Defendant No. 4 claims through his mother Smt. Avinash Kaur, and Defendants No. 5 and 6 claim through the estate of Late Smt.

Prakash Kaur, all of whom are interconnected through marriage, blood, or adoption within the same family.

5. The facts of the case, as discernible from the Plaint, are as under:

a. It is stated that after being adopted by Late Smt. Darshan Kaur and Late Sh. Raghbir Singh, the Plaintiff started living with them at Property No. 8, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as „the Tolstoy Marg property‟). It is stated that late Sh. Raghbir Singh had no biological children and was the absolute owner of several residential and commercial properties. It is stated that Sh. Raghbir Singh passed away in the year 1986, leaving behind two wives, Smt. Prakash Kaur and Smt. Darshan Kaur, and his Will was duly probated on 05.11.1986, by virtue of which his estate was divided equally between the two wives.

b. It is stated that after the death of Late Sh. Raghbir Singh, the Plaintiff continued to live with Late Smt. Darshan Kaur at the Tolstoy Marg property and took active responsibility of managing family businesses and properties.

c. It is stated that the Plaintiff got married on 28.04.1985 and began residing with his wife in the rear portion of the Tolstoy Marg property, which he has continuously occupied ever since.

d. It is stated that over the years, the Plaintiff exclusively looked after Smt. Darshan Kaur’s personal care, finan