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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 14^th October 2025 Date of Decision: 13th March, 2026 + TEST.CAS. 28/2012 & I.A. 8572/2025 PRADIP AGARWAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Jayant Bhushan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Saurabh Agrawal, Ms. Komal Mundhra, Mr. Amartya Bhushan, Mr. Yojit, Mr. Ashutosh Singh Rana and Mr. Rishay Raj, Advocates.

versus STATE & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jayant Mehta, Senior Advocate with Mr. D.S. Parmar, Ms. Mrinal Gopal, Mr. Saurabh Singh and Mr. Vikramaditya Sanghi, Advocates for R-5.

+ TEST.CAS. 8/2013, I.A. 974/2013, I.A. 5327/2013, I.A. 39619/2024 & I.A. 8573/2025 MANJU AGGARWAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Jayant Mehta, Senior Advocate with Mr. D.S. Parmar, Ms. Mrinal Gopal, Mr. Saurabh Singh and Mr. Vikramaditya Sanghi, Advocates.

versus STATE & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jayant Bhushan, Senior Advocate with, Mr. Saurabh Agrawal, Ms. Komal Mundhra, Mr. Amartya Bhushan, Mr. Yojit, Mr. Ashutosh Singh Rana and Mr. Rishay Raj, Advocates for R-6.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH

JUDGEMENT

JYOTI SINGH, J.

1. TEST.CAS. 28/2012 is filed by Shri Pradip Agarwal (‘Pradip’) under Section 278 of Indian Succession Act, 1925