VIKRAM CHOPRA vs STATE & OTHERS

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 17.09.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 21.11.2025 + FAO (OS) 30/2010 VIKRAM CHOPRA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Navin Prakash, Mr. Ved Vyas Tripathi and Mr. Vaibhav Verma, Advs. versus STATE & OTHERS .....Respondents Through: Ms. Richa Kapoor, Mr. Kunal Anand, Ms. Aditi Rathore, Ms. Sanchari Banerjee and Ms. Atika Singh, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. 1. The Appellant [Petitioner before the learned Single Judge] assails the correctness of the Judgment dated 11.09.2009 [hereinafter referred to as ‗Impugned Judgement‘] passed by the learned Single Judge in TEST CASE 13/1996 captioned Vikram Chopra vs. State & Ors., while refusing to grant probate of the registered will executed by Late Sh. Praveen Malhotra [hereinafter referred to as ‗the Testator‘] bequeathing his certain moveable and immoveable properties in favour of Ms. Shalini Asha Chopra [hereinafter referred to as ‗the Beneficiary‘]. 2. In order to comprehend issues involved in the present case, the relevant facts in brief are required to be noticed. 3. The Appellant/Mr.