HITENDER SHOKEEN vs RAJAN KUMAR SHOKEEN & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 07.08.2025 Judgment delivered on: 12.09.2025 + CM(M) 1797/2023 & CM APPL. 56818/2023 HITENDER SHOKEEN .....Petitioner versus RAJAN KUMAR SHOKEEN & ORS. .....Respondent Memo of Appearance For the Petitioner: Mr. Bhuvneshwar Tyagi, Advocate along with petitioner in person. For the Respondent: Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, Ms. Anjana Mishra and Mr. Neeraj Deswal, Advocates for R-1 along with respondent No.1 in person. Mr. R.N. Vats, Ms. Madhu Saini, Mr. A.K. Mishra, Mr. Tanmay Vats and Mr. Mayank Vats, Advocates for R-2(B) and R-3. Mr. Pushkar Sood and Mr. Samarth Sood, Advocates for R-5. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN JUDGMENT MANOJ JAIN, J 1. A suit was filed by Mr. Rajan Kumar Shokeen, before this Court on its original side, in the year 2007 which was registered as CS(OS) 947/2007. 2. It was directed against four defendants i.e. defendant No.1- Mr. Om Prakash Shokeen, defendant No.2-Mr. Anurag Shokeen and defendant No.3-Mr. Bal Kishan Shokeen and defendant No.4-Mr. Rajinder Singh Shokeen. 3. When the plaintiff was under cross-examination, on account of change in pecuniary jurisdiction, the suit was transferred to District Courts. 4. After such transfer, plaintiff was further cross-examined on Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CM(M) 1797/2023 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:12.09.2025 15:38:19 13.07.2016, 28.01.2017 and 04.02.2017 by learned counsel for defendant No.3-Mr. Bal Kishan Shokeen. 5. During further pendency of the matter and in terms of order passed on application moved under Order XXXII Rule 15 CPC, Mr. Jitender Kumar Shokeen was appointed as next best friend to take care of interest of defendant No.3-Mr. Bal Kishan Shokeen. 6. Cross-examination of plaintiff by the counsel for def