HARJIT SINGH KOCHHAR vs TEJ ARJUN SINGH KOCHHAR & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on:10.09.2025 Judgment pronounced on:16.09.2025 + FAO(OS) 112/2022, CM APPL. 43928/2022 & CM APPL. 48660/2025 HARJIT SINGH KOCHHAR .....Appellant Through: Mr. Siddharth Yadav, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Narender Lodiwal, Adv. versus TEJ ARJUN SINGH KOCHHAR & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ranvir Singh, Md. Absar Ahmad, Ms. Shruti Sharma, Mr. Himanshu Yadav, Mr. Sandeep Sain, Advs. for R-1 Mr. Pratyush Sharma, Mr. Binish Kumar, Advs. for R-3 Mr. Divye Chugh, Ms. Priya Wadhwa, Mr. Angel Bharadwaj, Ms. Hazel Bharadwaj, Advs. for R-5 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. 1. The present Appeal, preferred by the Appellant [Defendant No.1 before the learned Single Judge], assails the correctness of the order dated 07.09.2022 [hereinafter referred to as “Impugned Order”] whereby the learned Single Judge allowed the application under Order I Rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 [hereinafter referred to Signature Not Verified FAO(OS) 112/2022 Page 1 of 11 Signed By:JAI NARAYAN Signing Date:16.09.2025 15:50:17 as “CPC”] filed by Sh. Tej Arjun Singh Kochhar, Respondent No. 1 [applicant before the learned Single Judge], seeking his impleadment as a Defendant in the pending suit filed by Respondent No.2 [Plaintiff before the learned Single Judge]. FACTUAL MATRIX 2. In order to appreciate the issues arising for consideration in the present Appeal, it is necessary to briefly notice the relevant facts. 3. The genealogy of the family, as set out in the application filed by the Respondent No.1 under Order I Rule 10 CPC, is reproduced below:- From the above genealogy, it is apparent that late Sh. Manohar Singh Kochhar is the common ancestor,