HEMANT KUMAR & ANR vs SATYA DEV BHARREL & ORS

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 15.10.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 31.10.2025 + FAO (OS) 289/2016 HEMANT KUMAR & ANR. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Madan Lal Sharma, Ms. Vidhi Kumar, Mr. Ashish Bhardwaj, Ms. Tejaswini Verma, Mr. Pankit Bhardwaj, Ms. Manika Gaba, Mr. Vikrant Malwal and Mr. Abhay Singh, Advs. versus SATYA DEV BHARREL & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. S. K. Bhaduri and Ms. Neetu Gupta, Advs. for R-13 to R-16. + RFA(OS) 82/2016 HEMANT KUMAR & ANR. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Madan Lal Sharma, Ms. Vidhi Kumar, Mr. Ashish Bhardwaj, Ms. Tejaswini Verma, Mr. Pankit Bhardwaj, Ms. Manika Gaba, Mr. Vikrant Malwal and Mr. Abhay Singh, Advs. versus SATYA DEV BHARREL & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. S. K. Bhaduri and Ms. Neetu Gupta, Advs. for R-13 to R-16. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR Signature Not Verified FAO (OS) 289/2016 & connected matter Page 1 of 14 Signed By:SAVITA PASRICHA Signing Date:31.10.2025 16:30:37 JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. 1. With the consent of learned counsel representing the parties, two connected Appeals, namely, FAO (OS) 289/2016 and RFA(OS) 82/2016, shall be disposed of by this common order, as both these appeals arise from a common order passed by the learned Single Judge, while dismissing not only the application filed under Order VI Rule 17 [hereinafter referred to as ‘Amendment Application’] of the Code of the Civil Procedure, 1908 [hereinafter referred to as ‘CPC’], but also dismissing the suit, i.e., CS(OS) 2073/2002, without permitting the parties to lead evidence. 2. Herein, the parties shall be referred to by their ranking and status in the suit. FACTUAL MATRIX: 3. In order to comprehend the issues involved in the present case,