TIKKA BRIJINDER SINGH BEDI vs NEELMANI SINGH & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 16.10.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 30.10.2025 + FAO(OS) 79/2023 TIKKA BRIJINDER SINGH BEDI .....Appellant Through: Mr. Ashim Shridhar and Ms. Archy Gupta, Advs. versus NEELMANI SINGH & ORS. ....Respondents Through: Mr. Giriraj Subramanium, Mr. Prayuj Sharma, Ms. Aadhyaa Khanna and Mr. Aditya Sarma, Advs. for R-1 &2.. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. 1. The present Appeal has been filed by the Appellant assailing the correctness of the Impugned Judgment and Order dated 18.04.2023 [hereinafter referred to as “Impugned Judgment”] passed by the learned Single Judge in I.A. No. 8955/2021 in CS(OS) 207/2021 captioned Neelmani Singh vs. Tikka Brijinder Singh Bedi & Ors., whereby the application filed by the Defendant seeking rejection of plaint at the threshold was dismissed by the learned Single Judge. Signature Not Verified FAO(OS) 79/2023 Page 1 of 8 Signed By:SAVITA PASRICHA Signing Date:30.10.2025 14:24:02 Brief Factual Matrix: 2. On 25.03.2021, Ms. Neelmani Singh, D/o Mr. Jagjeet Singh Bedi [hereinafter referred to as “Respondent No. 1”]—the Plaintiff therein filed a suit praying for the following reliefs: (i) PASS A DECREE OF DECLARATION thereby declaring that: a. the un-registered will dated 19.01.1991 of Late Dr. Jagjit Singh Bedi is invalid, null and void; b. the plaintiff's affidavit dated 01.03.1993 filed by the defendant no.1 before the Land & Building Office, Nirman hawan, Ministry of Urban Affairs as null and void and not- binding on the rights the plaintiff; c. the substitution carried out by the L&DO on 27.05.1993 in favour of the defendant no.1 in place of Dr. Jagjit Singh Bedi in respect of the suit prope