SHRI ARUN KHOSLA & ORS. vs SHRIMATI JYOTSNA BHATIA

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 20.08.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 28.08.2025 + FAO(OS) 48/2025 & CM APPL. 23721/2025 SHRI ARUN KHOSLA & ORS. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Rajiv Bahl, Adv. with P-1 in-person. versus SHRIMATI JYOTSNA BHATIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Praveen Kumar, Mr. Sarthak Gupta, Mr. Suman Raj, Mr. Fouzan Sah, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J. 1. The present Appeal, under Section 10(1) of the Delhi High Court Act, 1966, is preferred against the Judgment dated 27.02.20251, passed by the learned Single Judge in CS(OS) 361/2016, titled “Mrs. Jyotsna Bhatia v. Mr. Arun Khosla & Ors.”. By the Impugned Judgment, the learned Single Judge dismissed IA No. 14141/2016, application preferred by the Appellants under Order VII 1 Impugned Judgement Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA FAO(OS) 48/2025 Page 1 of 14 Signing Date:29.08.2025 13:27:08 Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 19082, seeking rejection of the plaint instituted by the Respondent. BRIEF FACTS: 2. Shorn of unnecessary details, the facts germane, for the institution of the present Appeal, along with the family tree for the sake of brevity, are as follows:- 3. Late Sh. Bhim Sen Khosla, who is the father and the common ancestor of the parties herein, was the owner of a property bearing House No. B-98, Greater Kailash-I, New Delhi-1100483. Late Sh. Bhim Sen Khosla passed away on 19.03.1986, leaving behind the aforenoted Class I heirs. It is the case of the Respondent/Plaintiff therein that her father died intestate and the properties owned by him devolved upon his legal heirs accordingly. Thereafter, the Plaintiff, on 03.06.2015,