MOHD ABID vs SAHIBA KOSAR QURESHI

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$~92 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 08.09.2025 + CM(M) 1496/2025, CM APPL. 49294/2025 & 49293/2025 MOHD ABID .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Nasir Aziz and Mr. Baasir Aziz, Advocates. versus SAHIBA KOSAR QURESHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate (through videoconferencing). CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioner has assailed order dated 09.07.2025 of the learned trial court, whereby cross-examination of PW-1 was closed. 2. It is contended by learned counsel for petitioner that having been ill, he had sent an adjournment request in advance to counsel for plaintiff (present respondent), so cross examination of PW1 ought not to have been closed. On being pointed out that there were multiple signatories to the vakalatnama, and one of the signatory counsel was present in court who ought to have carried out the cross-examination, learned counsel for petitioner states that the counsel present was not granted time to prepare the CM(M) 1496/2025 Page 1 of 3 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb48 35d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80cbd2 eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified Date: 2025.09.08 18:11:24 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:08.09.2025 18:35:56 brief, though to that effect, there is no mention in the impugned order. 3. Learned counsel for respondent appearing on advance intimation accepts notice and submits that in the interest of expeditious disposal of the suit, he has no objection if this petition is allowed subject to appropriate terms,