SANJEEV MALHOTRA vs STATE AND ORS

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgement delivered on: 25.06.2025 FAO 119/2021 & CM APPL. 12338/2021 SANJEEV MALHOTRA .....Appellant versus STATE AND ORS. .....Respondents Advocates who appeared in this case For the Appellant : Mr. Kirti Uppal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Siddhant Asthana & Mr. Siddhartha Negi, Advocates. For the Respondents : Mr. Manashwy Jha, Advocate [Panel Counsel (Civil) GNCTD] for R-1 Mr. R.K. Dhawan, Ms.Nisha Dhawan, Mr. V.K. Teng, Mr. NamanKumar Thakur, Mr. Purshottam Singh& Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, Advocates for R- 2 for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J 1. The present appeal has been preferred by Sanjeev Malhotra, the Appellant herein, assailing the judgment and order dated 09.03.2021 („Impugned Order‟) passed by the learned Additional District Judge- FAO 119/2021 02, West District, Tis Hazari Courts, New Delhi, in Probate Case No. 16006/2016 („Trial Court‟). 2. By way of the Impugned Order, the learned Trial Court granted Letters of Administration in favour of Respondent No. 2, pursuant to a petition filed under Section 278 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, in respect of an unregistered Will dated 07.01.2008 („2