MR ANUJ GUGLANI vs MR HIRALAL C GUGLANI & ORS

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 15th JANUARY, 2026 IN THE MATTER OF: + CS(OS) 3398/2015 MR ANUJ GUGLANI .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. Sanjiv Bahl and Mr. Amish Tiwari, Advocates versus MR HIRALAL C GUGLANI & ORS .....Defendants Through: Mr. Gyanendra Kumar, Senior Advocate, Mr. Soumya Dasgupta, Ms. Shambhawi Dwivedi and Ms. Sugandh Virmani, Advocates for LRs of D-1 & 2 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD JUDGMENT I.A. 8202/2025 1. This is an application under Order VII Rule 11(a) & (d) of the CPC filed by Defendant No.2 for rejection of the plaint on the ground that the plaint fails to disclose a cause of action and is barred by law. 2. The present suit has been filed by the Plaintiff seeking a decree of partition, rendition of accounts and perpetual injunction against Defendants No.1, 12 and 13 in respect of immoveable property bearing No.F-4/16, Model Town, Delhi-110009 (hereinafter referred to as the ‗Suit Property’), claiming that he is a coparcener in the H.C. Guglani HUF. 3. Before dwelling into the factual background of the case, it is imperative to understand the genealogy of the Guglani family. The Family Tree of the Guglani Family, as given in the Plaint, is as under: Signature Not Verified Signed By:HARIOM CS(OS) 3398/2015 Page 1 of 18 SINGH KIRMOLIYA Signing Date:16.01.2026 17:39:31 4. The other Defendants are siblings, legal heirs, or descendants of the above family members, arrayed on account of their lineage and claimed interests in the Suit Property. 5. Facts, in brief, leading to the present Suit, are as under: a. Late Dr. Chuni Lal Guglani, the grandfather of the Plaintiff, migrated to Delhi along with his Joint Hindu Family at the time of Partition. It is stated that at that time, the family consisted of Dr. Chuni L