Delhi High Court · 2025-03-26
NAVEEN CHIKARA & ANR. vs STATE & ORS.
- Citation / case number
- CM(M)-556/2025 2025:DHC:2048
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Petitioner
- NAVEEN CHIKARA & ANR.
- Respondent
- STATE & ORS.
Judgment text excerpt
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 26th March, 2025 CM(M) 556/2025 & CM APPL. 17474-17475/2025 NAVEEN CHIKARA & ANR. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. A.K. Singla, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Abhimanyu, Mr. Abhishek Singh and Mr. A. Mittal, Advocates. versus STATE & ORS. .....Respondent Through: Ms. Rachita Garg, Mr. Agam Rajput and Ms. Preeti, Advocates for R-1. Mr. Arvind Kr. Gupta, Mr. Abhiesumat Gupta and Mr. Arun Bhattacharya, Advocates for R-2-5. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioners herein filed a probate petition in the year 2013. 2. Admittedly, the case is already at the stage of final arguments. 3. The petitioners are, however, aggrieved by order dated 10.03.2025 whereby they have been denied to place on record additional documents. 4. Learned counsel for respondents also appears on advance notice. 5. The situation in the present case is little peculiar in the sense that the Will in question, which was allegedly executed on 03.09.2012 was attested by two witnesses and one of such attesting witness is, unfortunately, no more alive and the other, as per the petitioners, has turned hostile. 6. During the course of arguments,