SHRI NEERAJ AGGARWAL vs SHRI RAVINDER PARKASH PUNJ & ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 19.09.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 29.10.2025 + RFA(COMM) 23/2023 SHRI NEERAJ AGGARWAL .....Appellant Through: Mr. Sonal Anand, Mr. Aayush Sai and Ms. Surbhi Singh, Advocates. versus SHRI RAVINDER PARKASH PUNJ & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raman Gandhi, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J. 1. The present Regular First Appeal has been preferred under Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, read with Section 96 and Order XLI Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, assailing the Judgment and Decree dated 31.10.20221 passed by the learned District Judge (Commercial Court-03), Patiala House Courts, New Delhi2, in CS (COMM) No. 42/2021, titled ‘Ravinder Parkash Punj v. Neeraj Aggarwal & Anr.’. 1 Impugned Judgement 2 Trial Court Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA RFA(COMM) 23/2023 Page 1 of 34 Signing Date:31.10.2025 17:15:03 2. By the Impugned Judgment, the learned Trial Court partly allowed the Suit filed by Respondent No. 1 and also partly allowed the Counter-Claim filed by the Appellant, while dismissing the remaining claims of both parties. 3. The Suit was instituted by Respondent No. 1 against the Appellant and Respondent No. 2, seeking reliefs of permanent and mandatory injunction, recovery of possession, and recovery of arrears of rent/licence fee in respect of the property, i.e., the basement portion of Punj House Annexe, situated at Plot Nos. 4 and 5 (Rear Side Portion), M-13, Middle Circle, Connaught Place, New Delhi3. 4. At the outset, it is made clear that the present Appeal has been preferred by Defendant No. 1, raising a limited challenge confin