TABASSUM & ANR vs MOHD NADEEM

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$~7 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 29th April, 2025 + CM(M) 356/2019 & CM APPL. 9378/2019 TABASSUM & ANR .....Petitioners Through: None. versus MOHD NADEEM .....Respondent Through: Mohammad Parvez, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. This is an old petition. 2. However, when the matter was taken up, there was no appearance from the side of the petitioner, albeit, learned counsel for respondent/plaintiff has joined the proceedings through video conferencing. 3. Though, all along, during the pendency of the present petition, there was no direction to the learned Trial Court to defer the proceedings, fact remains that as per learned counsel for the plaintiff, there is no headway or progress in his such suit and it is, still, at the same stage. 4. The present petition has been filed by Ms. Tabassum and Mr. Javed (defendant nos. 1 & 2 before the learned Trial Court) whose right to file written statement has been closed and by filing the present petition, they, merely, seek indulgence, to the above extent. 5. It seems that the impugned order dated 01.11.2018 was earlier challenged by them by filing a Revision Petition, which was eventually Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CM(M) 356/2019 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:01.05.2025 12:37:08 withdrawn by them with liberty to file appropriate petition. 6. In terms of the abovesaid order, therefore, the petitioner has invoked Supervisory Jurisdiction of this Court under Article 227 of Constitution of India. 7. Learned counsel for the respondent/plaintiff submits that the present petition has been pending for quite some time and there is already inordinate delay in disposal of their suit and in order to ensure that there is requisite progress in the matter