HEMANT GUPTA vs DEFENCE COLONY WELFARE ASSOCIATION (REGD) & ORS.

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$~89 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 23.09.2025 + CM(M) 1897/2025 & CM APPL. 60600/2025 HEMANT GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Manohar Malik and Mr. Devashish Bhadauria, Advocates. versus DEFENCE COLONY WELFARE ASSOCIATION (REGD) & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shahryar Khan, Mr. Akash Arora and Mr. Anas Khan, Advocates. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA ORDER (ORAL) 1. Petitioner seeks directions for expeditious disposal of interim applications filed in the suit instituted in the year 2025 itself. 2. Learned counsel for respondents appearing on advance intimation accepts notice and strongly opposes the petition, submitting that the petitioner has concealed that the learned Judicial Officer before whom the suit is pending was ill and therefore on leave. It is further submitted on behalf of respondents that the petitioner has already filed a petition before the Principal District & Sessions Judge for transfer of the suit and that transfer petition, listed today itself has been adjourned to 31.10.2025 because the petitioner did not take steps for issuance of notice to the CM(M) 1897/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, Signature Not Verified 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569a f3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, KATHPALIA st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1557099 6b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, Digitally Signed cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.09.23 18:12:58 -07'00' By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:23.09.2025 18:14:10 respondents. 3. Whatever be the circumstances, there is no reason to prioritize the hearing of applications filed in a suit instituted in the year 2025 itself, when other suits aged more tha