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NTPC Limited vs. Devi Saran
(deceased) through LRs and others
CMP Nos. 20300, 20301 and
20302 of 2025 in RFA No. 347 of
2012 26.08.2025 Present: Ms. Pallvi Sharma, Advocate, vice Mr. K.B. Khajuria, Advocate, for the non-applicant
Mr. M.P. Kanwar and Mr. Vaibhav, Advocates, for the applicants/respondents. CMP No. 20300 of 2025
No reply is intended to be filed on behalf of the non- applicant/appellant. No-applicant has no objections, if in case, the application is allowed and the legal heirs of deceased respondents No. 1 & 2 are ordered to be brought on record. Heard counsel for the parties. Perused the pleadings. From a perusal of the documents appended alongwith, it is evident that respondent No.3 i.e. Roshan Lal had died on
25.1.2017. His death is evident from the death certificate appended alongwith. The said respondent No.3 during his lifetime executed a registered will in favour of his brothers i.e. respondents No. 1 & 2 namely Sh. Devi Saran Sharma and Sh. Som Krishan Sharma, respectively. Mutation in this respect has become effected in favour of the said respondents. Respondent No.1 is stated to have died on
14.10.2017. The fact which is evident from the death certificate appended alongwith the present application. His property is bequeathed/inherited by his legal heirs, details whereof have been given in legal heirs certificate appended alongwith. Other than the aforesaid, respondent No.2 is stated to have died on 14.4.2022. The said fact is evident from the death certificate appended alongwith. Respondent No.2 i.e. Som Krishan Sharma is stated to have died issueless. His property is inherited by his nephew and niece, details whereof have been given in the legal heirs certificate appended alongwith the present application. In view thereof, present application is allowed. Legal heirs of deceased respondents No. 1 & 2 are ordered to brought on record. Amended memo of parties placed at page No.120 is ordered to be taken on record. The same be placed at its appropriate place. The application stands disposed of. CMP No. 20301 of 2025
No reply is intended to be filed on behalf of the non- applicant. No-applicant has no objections, if in case, the amount as is being sought to be released, is ordered to be released in favour of the applicants/respondents. Appeal in the case at hand was decided by the Coordinate Bench of this Court 16.08.2017.
No further proceedings against the same are pending before the Hon’ble Apex Court. Other than the aforesaid, for the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed and the amount lying deposited in the Registry of this Court alongwith interest accrued thereupon, is permitted to be released in favour of
applicants/respondents in terms of shares provided in para 7 of the application. The same be remitted to their bank accounts, details whereof have been given in para 11 of the application subject to proper verification of their identities. The application stands disposed of. CMP No. 20302 of 2025
The applicants are exempted from filing typed copies/legible copies of certain annexures in issue appended alongwith CMP No. 20301 of 2025. The application stands disposed of. (Bipin C. Negi)
Judge
August 26, 2025
Tarun