TARANJEET SINGH KOHLI vs KAWALJEET KAUR KOHLI

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$~84 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 10.10.2025 + CM(M) 1961/2025, CM APPL. 63525/2025 & CM APPL. 63524/2025 TARANJEET SINGH KOHLI .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Sangeeta Chandra, DHCLSC with petitioner in person. versus KAWALJEET KAUR KOHLI .....Respondent Through: None. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA ORDER (ORAL) 1. Petitioner has assailed order dated 28.07.2025 of the learned trial court, whereby his application under Section 151 CPC for permission to file Written Statement after delay of almost six years as well as application under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC for condonation of delay in filing the Written Statement were dismissed. 2. Having heard learned counsel for petitioner/defendant at length, I do not find any merit to even issue notice of the petition. 3. Admittedly, summons of the suit were served on the petitioner/defendant on 25.09.2019 and he entered appearance before the CM(M) 1961/2025 Page 1 of 4 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, Signature Not Verified 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af39 62c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, KATHPALIA serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40 f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.10.10 14:39:37 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:10.10.2025 16:11:27 trial court on 01.10.2019 and was granted time to file Written Statement. But the Written Statement was not filed within the statutory period. Not even any application for enlargement of time to file the Written Statement was moved by the petitioner/defendant. It is almost six years after service of summons that the petitioner/defendant moved an application under Section 151 CPC seeking