SURINDER KUMAR GROVER vs STATE & ORS

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 25.09.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 18.11.2025 + FAO(OS) 91/2018 SURINDER KUMAR GROVER .....Appellant Through: Mrs. Kajal Chandra, Ms. Hatneimawi, Mr. Suyash Swarup and Mr. Ananyay Bhardwaj, Advocates versus STATE & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, Standing Counsel (Civil), GNCTD with Ms. Avni Singh, Panel Counsel, Ms. Harshita Nathrani and Mr. Swapan Singhal, Advocates for R-1 Mr. Rajiv Bahl and Mr. S.P. Srivastava, Advocates for R-2 to 7 + RFA(OS) 39/2018 SURINDER KUMAR GROVER .....Appellant Through: Mrs. Kajal Chandra, Ms. Hatneimawi, Mr. Suyash Swarup and Mr. Ananyay Bhardwaj, Advocates versus SATISH KUMAR GROVER & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajiv Bahl and Mr. S.P. Srivastava, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. 1. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the present Signature Not Verified FAO(OS) 91/2018 and connected matter Page 1 of 16 Signed By:JAI NARAYAN Signing Date:18.11.2025 10:54:09 two connected Appeals arising out of a common judgment dated 25.04.2018 [hereinafter referred to as ‘Impugned Judgment’] shall stand disposed of by this common judgment. By way of the Impugned Judgment, the learned Single Judge has disposed of TEST.CAS. 38/2000 and CS(OS) 140/1997, wherein the learned Single Judge has dismissed the Probate case and has allowed the Partition suit against the Appellant herein. 2. At the outset, it is deemed appropriate to clarify the procedural history, albeit briefly, of the two cases that is the subject matter of the Impugned Judgment, which is as follows: i. TEST.CAS. 38/2000 The aforenoted Probate case was filed by Sh. Surinder Kumar Grover (App