PONANGI LAKSHMI SUNEETHA vs SATYANARAYANAMMA GANDHAM AND ANR.

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$~53 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 20th May, 2025 + CM(M) 939/2025 & CM APPL. 30848-30849/2025 PONANGI LAKSHMI SUNEETHA .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Tanu Priya Gupta and Ms. Khushi Sharma, Advocates versus SATYANARAYANAMMA GANDHAM AND ANR. .....Respondent Through: Ms. Azra Rehman and Mr. Zakir Rehman, Advocates for R-1 & R-2 (Through VC) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioner is defending a petition filed under Section 372 of Indian Succession Act for grant of succession certificate. 2. She is aggrieved by two orders. 3. First order is dated 13.01.2025 whereby her right to lead evidence has been closed and the other order is dated 16.04.2025 whereby her request to place on record additional documents did not find favour with the learned Trial Court. 4. During course of the arguments, learned counsel for petitioner submits that she is restricting her request, merely, for the purposes of permitting her to enter into witness box and she is not requesting for placing on record any additional document. 5. On asking of this Court, learned counsel for petitioner contacted learned counsel for respondent nos. 1 & 2 and on the basis of such advance Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CM(M) 939/2025 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:21.05.2025 17:09:12 intimation, Ms. Azra Rehman, learned counsel for respondent nos. 1 & 2 has joined the proceedings through videoconferencing. 6. Ms. Rehman submits that learned Trial Court was fully justified in closing the opportunity of petitioner for leading evidence as despite indulgence given by the learned Trial Court in this regard, on repeated previous occasions, there was no endeavour from her side to lead evidence and, therefore, according to her, impugned order does n