SMT SMITA ARYA vs SHRI JAG MOHAN MANCHANDA & ORS.

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$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 17th April, 2025 + FAO 131/2023, CM APPL. 28739/2023 & CM APPL. 28741/2023 SMT. SMITA ARYA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Gagan Mathur and Mr. Shitanshu, Advs. versus SHRI JAG MOHAN MANCHANDA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Harish Khanna, Adv. for R-1. Mr. Tushar Sannu and Mr. Sourav Verma, Advs. for R-5. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DHARMESH SHARMA DHARMESH SHARMA, J. (ORAL) 1. The appellant, who is daughter and legal heir of late Mr. Man Mohan Manchanda, who was arrayed as respondent No.2 in the probate petition instituted by the respondent No.1 herein/petitioner, is preferring this appeal under Section 299 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 [“ISA”] read with Section 96 and Order XLI of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 [“CPC”], thereby impugning the judgment dated 19.11.2019 and orders dated 06.09.2018, 28.08.2019, 04.02.2023 and 16.02.2023 passed in Probate Case bearing PC No. 42404/2016 titled as ‘Jag Mohan Manchanda v. State & Ors.’. Signature Not Verified FAO 131/2023 Digitally Signed By:PRAMOD Page 1 of 7 KUMAR VATS Signing Date:21.04.2025 21:03:50 2. Briefly stated, the respondent No.1 herein/petitioner, Mr. Jag Mohan Manchanda, preferred a petition on 14.10.2009 under Section 276 of the ISA for grant of Letters of Administration in respect of the Will dated 25.08.1983 left behind by late Mr. Chaman Lal Manchanda [“deceased- testator”], who passed away on 16.10.1990. It is a matter of record that Mrs. Manorma Manchanda, the mother of respondent No.1 herein/petitioner had pre-deceased her husband Mr. Chaman Lal Manchanda on 09.10.1981 leaving behind two sons and a daughter, i.e., the respondent No.1 herein/petitioner, Shri Man Mohan Manchanda and Ms. Indu Sena, both arrayed as respondents No. 2 an