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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 25^thMarch, 2026 Date of Decision: 01^st April, 2026 + CM(M) 398/2026 NARINDER KHULLAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Prateek and Ms. Yakshi Kataria, Advocates.

versus PARAM DEV CHOPRA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Tejas Singh, Advocate.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA

O R D E R

1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 227 oftheConstitutionofIndia,1950,assailingtheorderdated03^rdJanuary,2026 passed by the learned trial court in RC ARC No. 5135/16, whereby the case which had been reserved for judgment by the learned trial court (hereinafter referredtoasthe‘learnedpredecessorjudge’),wasreleasedfromthestageof judgment.

2. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that once the case has been heard and reserved for judgment by the trial court, the same could not have been released fromthe stage of judgment.Learned counsel further reliesupon the transfer order bearing No. 41/DHC/Gaz/G-7/VI.E.2(a)/2025 dated 17^th October, 2025, issued by the learned Registrar General of this Court. It is submitted that the case had been re