# SOM DUTT SHARMA AND ORS vs MUNNI LAL AND ORS

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2025-05-06
Citation: CM(M)-858/2025 2025:DHC:3401
Petitioner: SOM DUTT SHARMA AND ORS
Respondent: MUNNI LAL AND ORS

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 06th May, 2025 CM(M) 858/2025 & CM APPL. 27529-27530/2025 SOM DUTT SHARMA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Vipin Nandwani, Advocate. versus MUNNI LAL AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Arvind Kumar Gupta with Mr. Abhiesamat Gupta and Mr. Arun Bhattacharya, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioners herein are the tenants who are aggrieved by order dated 12.02.2025 whereby it has been observed that since RW-1 – Sh. Som Dutt Sharma has not appeared for his cross-examination and since the matter is at such stage for last five years, his evidence-in-chief would not be read and his right to enter into witness box has also been closed. 2. An application was moved by the tenants for recalling of abovesaid order and such application has also been dismissed vide order dated 25.03.2025. 3. Such orders are under challenge. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents/landlords appears on advance notice and submits that the only intent and objective of the tenants is to delay the proceedings, on one pretext or the other. He submits that there is no reason, whatsoever, to interfere with the i

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