BRIGADIER SUDARSHAN KUMAR GROVER ( THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS & ORS. vs BRIG. (RETD.) SURINDER KUMAR GROVER (DECEASED) ( THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS) & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 22nd, August, 2025 CM(M) 1587/2025, CM APPL. 52225/2025, CM APPL. 52226/2025 & CM APPL. 52227/2025 BRIGADIER SUDARSHAN KUMAR GROVER ( THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS & ORS. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Aaditya Vijaykumar with Mr. Amber Chaturvedi, Ms. Pratishtha Chauhan, Advocates. versus BRIG. (RETD.) SURINDER KUMAR GROVER (DECEASED) ( THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS) & ORS. .....Respondent Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioner has filed a suit for partition and declaration and is aggrieved by order dated 15.07.2025 whereby the request made by the plaintiff No.1(b) for summoning additional witnesses has been declined and, resultantly, their application moved under Order XVI Rule 1 CPC has been dismissed. 2. Admittedly, the suit in question was filed way back in the year 1994. 3. The issues were framed on 30.05.2006. 4. The plaintiff was able to conclude his evidence on 27.01.2010. 5. Thereafter, the evidence on behalf of defendants was also closed on 13.12.2017 and the matter is lying for final arguments since 27.01.2018. 6. After virtually, a period of six years reckoned from the date when the matter