SANJEEV vs URMILLA

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$~47 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 08th July, 2025 + CM(M) 1136/2025 & CM APPL. 38461-38463/2025 SANJEEV .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Partap Singh, Mr. Shivank Panta and Mr. Navneet Sharma, Advs. versus URMILLA .....Respondent Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioner is aggrieved by denial of his right to further cross-examine PW-1/Urmilla. 2. PW-1/Urmilla happens to be the plaintiff. 3. The suit in question was taken up by learned Trial Court from time to time for concluding her cross-examination. 4. However, noticing the conduct of the defendant and also noticing that on various previous occasions as well, the opportunities for such cross-examination were closed, learned Trial Court did not find any justifiable reason to grant any further opportunity to defendant to cross-examine PW-1/Urmilla, and, resultantly, such opportunity to cross-examine her was closed on 11.11.2024. 5. Petitioner moved an application under Section 151 CPC seeking recall of abovesaid order dated 11.11.2024 and such application has also been Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CM(M) 1136/2025 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:11.07.2025 11:24:42 dismissed by learned Trial Court on 23.12.2024. 6. Such orders are under challenge. 7. The sole request made before this Court is to the effect that one last and final opportunity be granted to defendant to further cross-examine PW-1. 8. On the last date, the matter was adjourned with direction to petitioner to place on record copy of order dated 11.11.2024. During the course of proceedings, hard-copy thereof, was shown to the Court. 9. This Court has gone through order dated 11.11.2024 as well as order dated 23.12.2024 passed by learned Trial Court. 10. Plaintiff tendered her