SANJAY GUPTA vs SONAKSHI GUPTA AND ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 27.11.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 06.12.2025 + FAO(OS) 37/2025 and CM APPL. 16325/2025 SANJAY GUPTA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Manish Vashisht, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sameer Vashisht, Mr. Vedansh Vashisht, Mr. Swapan Singhal, Ms. Harshita Nathrani, Ms. Khushboo Mittal, Advocates. versus SONAKSHI GUPTA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Giriraj Subramanium, Mr. Simarpal Singh Sawhney, Ms. Bijaharini G. and Mr. Jaisal Baath, Advocates for R-1,3 and 4 Mr. Rajesh Yadav Sr. Adv. with Mr. Rikky Gupta, Ms. Ruchira Arora and Ms. Ananya Singh, Advocates for R-6 to R21. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. 1. Through the present Appeal, the Appellant assails the judgment dated 20.01.2025 [hereinafter referred to as „Impugned Judgment‟] passed by the learned Single Judge in CS(OS) 1965/2012, whereby the application under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Signature Not Verified Signed By:JAI NARAYAN Signing Date:06.12.2025 FAO(OS) 37/2025 Page 1 of 12 11:48:45 Procedure, 1908 [hereinafter referred to as „CPC‟] filed by the Appellant seeking rejection of the Plaint was dismissed. 2. The Appeal raises issues regarding the scope and limits of judicial scrutiny under Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC, including whether the plaint, when read meaningfully and as a whole, sets out a cause of action that would ultimately result in decreeing the suit or whether it falls within any of the grounds warranting rejection at the threshold. FACTUAL MATRIX 3. In order to appreciate the issues arising for consideration in the present Appeal, it is necessary to briefly notice the relevant facts. For the sake of convenience, the parties are bei