VINOD KUMAR MANAKTALA (SINCE DECEASED AND REPRESENTED BY LRS) AND ORS. vs VIPIN KUMAR MANAKTALA & 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) 84/2023 and CM APPL. 39076/2023 VINOD KUMAR MANAKTALA (SINCE DECEASED ANDREPRESENTED BY LRS) & ORS. .....Appellants Through: Mr. B. K. Sood, Mr. Manik Soodand Ms. Jyotsna Bhardwaj, Advs. versus VIPIN KUMAR MANAKTALA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ashish Dholakia, Sr. Adv. along with Mr. Subhoday Banerjee and Mr. Ritesh Chowdhary, Advs. for R-1. Mr. Harish Malhotra, Sr. Adv.along with Mr. Rajender Agarwal and Mr. Anoop Kumar, Advs. for R-2. Mr. Ashok Chhabra and Mr. Kunal Jaggi, Advs. for R-3. + FAO(OS) 88/2023 NAKUL MANAKTALA & ORS. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Ashok Chhabra and Mr. Kunal Jaggi, Advs. versus VIPIN KUMAR MANAKTALA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ashish Dholakia, Sr. Adv. along with Mr. Subhoday Banerjee and Mr. Ritesh Chowdhary, Advs. for R-1. Signature Not Verified FAO(OS) 84/2023 and Connected matter Page 1 of 18 Signed By:JAI NARAYAN Signing Date:06.12.2025 11:41:36 Mr. B. K. Sood, Mr. Manik Sood and Ms. Jyotsna Bhardwaj, Advs. For R-2, 3, 4 and 7. Mr. Harish Malhotra, Sr. Adv. along with Mr. Rajender Agarwal and Mr. Anoop Kumar, Advs. for R-5. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. 1. Through the present Appeals, the Appellants in FAO(OS) 84/2023 [Defendant Nos. 1,2,3 and 7 therein] and in FAO (OS) 88/2023 [Defendant Nos. 5(a), 5(b), 5(c) therein] assail the correctness of the common order passed on 04.07.2023 by the learned Single Judge [hereinafter referred to as ‘LSJ’], while refusing to reject the plaint under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 [hereinafter referred to as ‘CPC’]. 2. Since, the parties to the disput