$~71 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CM(M) 193/2025 SATVEER SINGH & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Petitioner No.1 in person. versus JAGDEEP KAUR MEHR AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA O R D E R % 30.01.2025 CM APPL. 5867/2025 (Exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Application stands disposed of. CM(M) 193/2025 & CM APPL. 5865/2025 (regarding maintainability), CM APPL. 5866/2025 (delay 165 Days in re-filing of appeal ) 1. This is petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India with the prayer for reopening of the petitioner’s evidence. 2. Perusal of the record reveals that defendant’s evidence was closed way back on 05.01.2024. The petitioners filed an application under Order XVI Rule 1 CPC for summoning of fresh witnesses at the stage of final arguments. The said application came to be dismissed vide order dated 16.03.2024. 3. The petitioner has not been able to justify as to why the application for reopening of the petitioner’s evidence be allowed at such a belated stage. Moreover even the present petition has been filed after much delay. 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 01/02/2025 at 10:26:53 4. The petitioner suffers from delay and laches. There is no merits in the present petition. The petition is dismissed. RAVINDER DUDEJA, J JANUARY 30, 2025 Sk/f 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 01/02/2025 at 10:26:53