KARAN KAPOOR vs MADHURI KUMAR

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 30.07.2025 Judgment delivered on: 19.08.2025 + CM(M) 1437/2022 & CM APPL. 55218/2022 & CM APPL. 58023-58024/2023 KARAN KAPOOR ....Petitioner versus MADHURI KUMAR ....Respondent + CM(M) 1786/2023 & CM APPL. 56770/2023 KARAN KAPOOR .....Petitioner versus MADHURI KUMAR ....Respondent Memo of Appearance For the Petitioner: Mr. Shree Prakash Sinha, Mr. Rakesh Mishra and Mr. Rishabh Kumar, Advocates For the Respondents: Mr. Ravinder Singh, Ms. Raveesha Gupta and Mr. Ritvik Bhardwaj, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN JUDGMENT MANOJ JAIN, J 1. Petitioner Mr. Karan Kapoor has filed the aforesaid two petitions under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. 2. In CM(M) No. 1437/2022, he challenges order dated 29.11.2022 passed by the learned Trial Court in Civil Suit No. 867/2018 titled as Mrs. Madhuri Kumar Vs. Mr. Karan Kapoor. In the other petition i.e. CM(M) CM(M) 1437/2022 & CM(M) 1786/2023 1 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:19.08.2025 19:30:06 No. 1786/2023, he challenges order dated 27.07.2023 and order dated 04.09.2023 passed by the learned Trial Court in the same suit. 3. Both the above petitions are being disposed of by this common judgment. 4. For the sake of convenience, Mr. Karan Kapoor would be referred herein as „tenant‟ and Mrs. Madhuri Kapoor as „landlady‟. 5. It will be also worthwhile to mention, right here, that the aforesaid suit i.e. Civil Suit No. 867/2018 has since been transferred to this Court in terms of order dated 20.09.2023 passed in Transfer Petition (Civil) No. 103/2022. 6. To appreciate the contentions effectively, it is germane to refer to background facts, in some detail. 7. The suit in question has been filed by landlady whereb