* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 19^th MARCH, 2026 IN THE MATTER OF:

I.A. 14915/2025 IN + CS(OS) 728/2022 ANITA MALHOTRA .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. Vivek Singh, Ms. Kirti Mewar,Ms. Mana Singh, Advs.

versus SATISH KUMAR SOOD AND ORS .....Defendant Through: Mr. Kartik Nagarkatti and Mr.

SanchitGawri, Advs for D-1, 3 & 4.

Mr. Vikas Mishra, Mr. Nilay Kaushal and Mr. Krishna Dev Yadav, Advs for D-2 CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD

JUDGMENT

I.A. 14915/2025

1. This is an application under Order VI Rule 17 of the CPC on behalf of the Plaintiff for amendment of the plaint.

2. The Plaintiff has filed the instant suit with the following prayers:-

“a) Pass a Decree of mandatory injunction directing the Defendants to disclose the details of Will of Smt. Bachitra Rani Sood and file the same on record and further provide details of properties and assets of Late Smt. Bachitra Rani Sood w.e.f. 2004/05 till the time of her death; and/ or Upon the Defendants providing the above details:-

b) Pass a Decree of declaration thereby declaring all illegal, fraudulent and wrongful transfers of the assets of Late Smt. Bachitra Rani Sood during the period when she medically unfit to take any decision purportedly by or in the name of Late Smt. Bachitra Rani Sood after2004/ 2005 as illegal, null, void, fraudulent.

c) Pass a preliminary Decree of partition with respect to the movable and immovable assets of Late Smt.

Bachitra Rani Sood.

d) Pass a final Decree of Partition thereby dividing the movable and immovable assets of Late Smt. Bachitra Rani Sood by metes and bounds and order auction of such properties which cannot be divided.

e) Pass a Decree of rendition of accounts calling upon the Defendants to render of accounts of profit, income, rent, benefits, dividends etc. from the properties which are held to be belonging to the deceased Smt. Bachitra Rani Sood and order the Defendants to pay the Plaintiffs share of such profits etc. to the Plaintiff.

f) Pass a decree of permanent injunction thereby restraining the Defendants, their successors, agents, representative, attorney etc., from alienating, transferring and I or creating any third party interest in the properties left behind by Late Smt. Bachitra Rani Sood; and / or g) Pass any other or further order(s) as this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.”

3. The Plaintiff and the Defendants No.1 to 4 are siblings. It is stated that the family of the Plaintiff belong to a prominent family in Delhi who has been controlling ‘Eros Group’.

4. It is the case of the Plaintiff that the Plaintiff got married in the year 1977. It is stated that the Plaintiff’s family developed some differences with her husband and more particularly Defendant No.2, i.e., sister of the Plaintiff, who tried to poison the minds of her parents for grabbing the Suit Properties.

5. It is stated that the mother of the Plaintiff and Defendant No.1 to 4 passed away on 12.11.2012 and the father of the Plaintiff passed away on 26.04.2020. It is stated that the Plaintiff was not treated well by her siblings though she had extremely cordial relationship with her mother.

6. It is stated that at the time of the death of her mother, she was survived by six Class I legal heirs, i.e., her husband, Defendants No.1, 3 & 4, being sons and two daughters, i.e., Plaintiff and Defendant No.2. After the Plaintiff’s father passed away, there are five Class I legal heirs, i.e., the Plaintiff and the Defendants.

7. It is also stated that the Plaintiff’s parents also had some serious matrimonial issues. The Plaintiff’s mother was extremely emotional, insecure and wanted to secure herself with sufficient assets in her name and therefore she insisted that most of the shares of the Eros Group companies and R.C. Sood & Co. Pvt. Ltd. continue to stand in her name.

8. It is stated that respecting the wishes of the Plaintiff’s mother, most of the shares were transferred by her father in the name of her moth