SMT SURJEET KAUR & ANR. vs PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK & ORS.

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$~59 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 15.09.2025 + W.P.(C) 14187/2025, CM APPL. 58178/2025 SMT SURJEET KAUR & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, Mr. Dhananjay Kumar Singh, Mr. Avinash Kumar, Mr. Devanshu Lahiry, Mr. Arijit Sharma, Ms. Sakshi Jha, Advs. versus PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Santosh Kumar Rout, Standing Counsel with Mr. Krishna Kr. Sharma, Adv. for R-1 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR % JUDGEMENT (ORAL) ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. 1. By invoking the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court, the Petitioners assail the correctness of an order dated 05.08.2025 [hereinafter referred to as ‘Impugned Order’] passed by ld. DRAT, which affirmed the order dated 23.05.2025 passed by ld. DRT-I, New Delhi. The said Orders declined the interim relief sought by the Petitioners, namely, to restrain the Respondent No.1/Punjab National Bank from taking physical possession of the property bearing no.2502, Punjabi Basti, Delhi – 110007 [hereinafter referred to as ‘suit property’]. Signature Not Verified Signed By:SAVITA PASRICHA W.P.(C) 14187/2025 Signing Date:18.09.2025 Page 1 of 4 12:10:33 2. This Court has heard the submissions made by the learned counsel representing the parties. 3. Originally, the suit property was stated to be owned by Sh. Prem Singh, who passed away in the year 1986. Prior to his demise, Sh. Prem Singh on 07.04.1982 bequeathed the suit property in favour of his son, Sh. Joginder Singh, while excluding his other son, Sh. Mahender Singh. The Will was registered on 02.03.1987, after the death of Sh. Prem Singh. Sh. Joginder Singh died in the year 2006, consequently, the suit property was inherited by his two children, namely Sh. Davi