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

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 pages 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569a f3962c6fb4835d435f97