AJAY KUMAR SINGHAL & ORS. v. MANGE RAM GUPTA & ORS.
CS(OS)/373/2018 · 2026-03-23
Mini Pushkarna
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$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(OS) 373/2018 & I.A. 10085/2018, I.A. 4843/2019, I.A.
18864/2022, I.A. 30805/2025
AJAY KUMAR SINGHAL & ORS.
.....Plaintiffs Through: Mr. Naveen Sharma, Adv. (M:9718187187)
versus
MANGE RAM GUPTA & ORS.
.....Defendants Through: Mr. Abhinav Sharma, Mr. Ujjwal Jain, Advocates for D-1 (M:9810382091)
Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate for D-2 to 4 (M:9811771410)
Mr. A.M. Nair, Advocate for D-5
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA
1.
Learned counsel for the plaintiff and the defendants jointly submit that final decree can be passed in the present matter. O R D E R %
23.03.2026
2. The present suit has been filed seeking partition, declaration and permanent injunction in respect of immovable property bearing no. 29, Church Lane, near Sultan Halwai, Bhogal, Jangpura, New Delhi-110014. 3. During the pendency of the present proceedings, disputes between the parties were amicably resolved and the Division Bench in FAO (OS) 137/2022 passed a preliminary decree dated 19th December, 2022, whereby, half undivided share measuring 171 Sq. yards in suit property was declared in favour of the plaintiffs and the defendant nos. 1 to 4 collectively. The remaining half undivided share measuring 171 Sq. yards was declared in This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 27/03/2026 at 12:19:24
favour of defendant no. 5. 4. Subsequently, Local Commissioner was appointed to effect partition and pursuant thereto, the Local Commissioner had submitted the Report dated 16th
5. Since in the report, the Local Commissioner had observed that physical partition of the suit property by metes and bounds was not feasible, the Local Commissioner had recommended sale of the property by way of inter se bidding amongst the co-sharers in terms of the provisions of the Partition Act, 1893. February, 2023, along with a site plan, delineating the respective portions and possession of the parties. 6. Accordingly, vide order dated 17th September, 2025, this Court had appointed another Local Commissioner to conduct inter se bidding between the plaintiffs and defendant nos. 1 to 4, as defendant no. 5 had made a statement before the Court that his half share stood identified in terms of the earlier report of the Local Commissioner dated 16th
7. Prior to participation in the inter se bidding process, the plaintiffs and defendant nos. 1 to 4 have mutually partitioned their half undivided share and have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) dated 08 February, 2023, and therefore defendant no. 5 did not wish to participate in the bidding process. th
8. The MoU dated 08
January, 2026, recording the terms of their inter se arrangement.
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“xxx xxx xxx January, 2026 is before this Court and the relevant portions of the same read as under: This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 27/03/2026 at 12:19:24
This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 27/03/2026 at 12:19:24
This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 27/03/2026 at 12:19:24
This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 27/03/2026 at 12:19:24
This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 27/03/2026 at 12:19:24
xxx xxx xxx” This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 27/03/2026 at 12:19:24
9. Accordingly, final decree is passed in the present case in the aforesaid terms of the MoU, wherein, the plaintiff and defendant nos. 1 to 4 have mutually partitioned their half undivided share. 10. As regards the half share of defendant no.
5, the same already stands delineated in terms of the Local Commissioner Report dated 16th
11. The parties are at liberty to deal with their respective portions of the property in a lawful manner. February,
2023. 12. Registry is directed to prepare a final decree in terms of the aforesaid. 13. The present suit is accordingly disposed of. 14. Pending applications are also disposed of. MINI PUSHKARNA, J MARCH 23, 2026/au
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