MASJID vs JOSHI ROAD NAGRIK PARISHAD & ORS.

Judgment text excerpt

$~83 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 26.03.2025 + C.R.P. 151/2024, CM APPL. 28167/2024 MASJID .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Hrithik Manchanda, Adv. versus JOSHI ROAD NAGRIK PARISHAD & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Adv. for R-1[Appearance not given] Mr. Prateek Solanki, Adv. for R-2. Mr. Gaganmeet Singh Sachdeva, SC with Mr. Harshpreet Singh Chadha, Advs. for R-3. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU TARA VITASTA GANJU, J.: (Oral) CM APPL. 17462/2024[For waiver of cost] 1. Learned Counsel for the Respondents seeks and is granted permission to withdraw the present Application. 2. The present Application is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. C.R.P. 151/2024, CM APPL. 28167/2024[For stay] 3. After some arguments, learned Counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner seeks to rely upon some documents which were not placed before the learned Trial Court. 4. Learned Counsel for the Respondent No.1 points out that the proceedings before the learned Trial Court are pending from the year 2016 and that in view of the fact that the Petitioner did not attend to the proceedings, his defence was struck off. It is further submitted that the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:RAHUL Signing Date:27.03.2025 C.R.P. 151/2024 Page 1 of 3 13:02:38 Petition is a ploy by the Petitioner to have the matter delayed further. 4.1 Learned Counsel for Respondent No.1 further submits that on account of non-appearance of the Respondent No.2/Delhi Wakf Board before the learned Trial Court, the defence of the Respondent No.2/Delhi Wakf Board was also struck off in terms of order dated 23.04.2019. 4.2 Learned Counsel for Respondent No.1 submits that the matter is currently at the stage of Plaintiff’s evidence before the learned Trial Court. 5. Th