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2026 DAILYLAW 21170 (DEL)

MANKARAN SINGH JOHAR v. SMT. SATWANT KAUR JOHAR AND ORS. B+

CS(OS)/709/2008 · 2026-09-30

Swarana Kanta Sharma

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$~12 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010651352008 + CS(OS) 709/2008, I.A. 6198/2012, I.A. 45699/2024, I.A. 10814/2025, I.A. 27201/2026 MANKARAN SINGH JOHAR .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. Anubhav Upadhyay and Ms. Vipasana Bubna, Advocates versus SMT. SATWANT KAUR JOHAR AND ORS. .....Defendants Through: Mr. Kushagra Pandit, Advocate for LRs of D-2. Mr. Rajiv Bajaj, Mr. Nikhil Bhalla, Mr. Naman Arora, Advocates for 3 to 9. CORAM: HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA O R D E R % 30.09.2026 I.A. 24664/2026 (joint application on behalf of the plaintiff and D-3 to D-9 through D-3 to record compromise of the suit and passing a final decree) 1. The above-captioned suit has been instituted, inter alia, seeking a decree of partition in respect of property bearing No. B-60, Greater Kailash- I, New Delhi, determination of the respective shares of the parties, rendition of accounts in respect of the rentals derived from the subject property and consequential reliefs. 2. The present joint application has been filed under Order XXIII Rule 3 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 09/10/2026 at 12:26:58 read with Section 151 of the CPC, on behalf of the parties, seeking following reliefs: “...a. Delete the name of Late Shri Avtar Singh from the array of parties/Memo of Parties (presently shown as Defendant no. 2) in view of his registered Memorandum of Family Settlement dated 01.04.2004 and written statement dated 15.03.2010 and the explicit No-Objection Affidavits dated 17.01.2024 executed by his LRs which are already on record, confirming they have no subsisting claim, right, or title in the Suit Property; and b. Record the Settlement Agreement dated 25 June, 2026 annexed herewith as Annexure A and pass a 'consent decree' in terms thereof, thereby enabling the parties to perform their obligations as agreed between them including the sale of the Suit Property to the identified buyer. c. Consequent to the order/passing of the consent decree, this honourable court may be pleased to order the vacating of the status quo granted vide Order dated 02.05.2008 qua the title and possession of the suit property with the request that the consent decree records the binding understanding whereby the entitlement of the Plaintiff, Mr. Mnkaran Singh Johar, to 118th share in the Suit Property or in proceeds of the sale consideration of the Suit Property being accepted and acknowledged in an irrevocable manner independent of any default by the identified buyer or her nominee(s); d. The Consent Decree as prayed for...” 3. The application has been signed by the plaintiff, and the defendant no. 3 (on behalf of himself as well as defendant nos. 4 to 9). Defendant nos. 4 to 9, by way of I.A. 27201/2026, have also placed on record their separate affidavits in support of the present application. 4. The parties are present through video-conferencing, and have been identified by their respective counsels who are present in Court. 5. The parties state that they have amicably settled all their disputes forming the subject matter of the present suit, by way of the Settlement Agreement dated 25.06.2026. The parties further state that they have arrived 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 09/10/2026 at 12:26:58 at the settlement voluntarily and of their own free will, without any force, pressure, coercion or undue influence. 6. The parties state that they shall abide by the terms of the settlement arrived at between them. 7. In view thereof, the present application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. CS(OS) 709/2008 8. In view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, and order passed in I.A. 24664/2026, the suit is decreed in terms of the Settlement Agreement. 9. Let the decree sheet be drawn up accordingly. 10. The application i.e. I.A. 24664/2026 as well as the Settlement Agreement dated 25.06.2026 shall form part of the decree. 11. The Suit, along with all pending applications, is disposed of in above terms. 12. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J SEPTEMBER 30, 2026/zp SS 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 09/10/2026 at 12:26:58