* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 12^th January, 2026 Pronounced on: 13th March, 2026 + RFA 271/2025 & CM APPL 16971/2025 MOTI LAL S/o Late Sh. Ram Gopal, R/o C-7, Janhit Apartment, Rohini, Sector- 9, Delhi- 85 ..... Appellant Through: Mr. Gobind Malhotra, Mr. Lovish Sharma, Mr. Rehan Saifi, Mr.Gurpreet Singh, Ms. Namrata Malhotra and Ms. Avneet Kaur, Advocates.

versus PREM CHAND (Proprietor of M/S Suraj Mall Ghanshyam Dass), R/o 2735/4, Mohan Lal Place, Naya Bazar, Delhi-110006 ALSO AT:

House No. BH-28A, East Shalimar Bagh, Delhi-110088 ..... Respondent Through: None CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA

J U D G M E N T

NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J.

1. The Appeal has been filed under Section 96 and Order XLI of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (hereinafter referred o as “CPC”) against the Judgment and Decree dated 22.11.2024 passed by the Ld. District Judge (Central), Delhi, whereby Suit for recovery of Rs.4,90,000/- filed by the Plaintiff/Appellant, was dismissed for want of evidence

2. Briefly stated, the Appellant, Mr. Moti Lal filed a Civil Suit No. CS DJ 53/2021 titled “Moti Lal v. Prem Chand” for Recovery of Rs.4,90,000/-. It was stated by the Plaintif