BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED vs CAPT. A.S. BHARDWAJ & ORS.

Judgment text excerpt

$~50 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Decided on 13.11.2025 + C.R.P. 108/2024 BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kunal Kalra, Advocate with Mr. Shekhar Gupta, Law Officer. versus CAPT. A.S. BHARDWAJ & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. R.K. Saini, Advocate for R-1. Mr. Aditya Chaudhary, Advocates for R-2 and R-3. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN PRATEEK JALAN, J (ORAL) CM APPL. 70912/2025 (vacation of stay) & C.R.P. 108/2024 1. The captioned revision petition is directed against a judgement of the Trial Court dated 16.01.2024 in CS DJ 578595/2016, by which an application filed by the petitioner under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 [“CPC”] was dismissed. 2. The suit has been filed by respondent No. 1 seeking cancellation of a lease deed dated 30.03.1999, executed by respondent No. 3 (defendant No. 3 therein) in favour of the petitioner (defendant No. 1 therein) in respect of a plot measuring 980 sq. yds. at Khasra No. 199, Village Bawana, District North-West, Delhi – 110039, and for a decree of Signature Not Verified Signed By:PARUL C.R.P. 108/2024 Page 1 of 9 VASHIST Signing Date:15.11.2025 18:14:57 possession of the suit property, as well as mesne profits. 3. While issuing notice in this revision petition, this Court passed an order dated 18.03.2024, grating a stay on the proceedings before the Trial Court. CM APPL. 70912/2025 has been filed by respondent No. 1 (plaintiff in the suit) seeking vacation of the said order. However, in the course of hearing, it appears to me that the revision petition can be disposed of at this stage. The revision petition is, therefore, taken up for hearing, with the consent of learned counsel for the parties. 4. The principal ground upon which the petitioner sought