SANJAY GUPTA vs SONAKSHI GUPTA AND ORS.

$~ * 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 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 who