UMESH VARMA vs THE GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. & ORS.

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$~28 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 17.03.2026 + TEST.CAS. 82/2025 & I.A. 6730/2026 UMESH VARMA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Piyush Singh, Mr. Nitesh Ranjan, Ms. Avntika Chaudhary and Mr. Neelaksh, Advs. versus THE GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Abhinav Singh, Mr. Shantanu Patel and Mr. Rishab Mittal, Advs. for GNCTD Mr. Shubham Raj, Adv. for R-2 to 6 CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J. (ORAL): I.A. 6730/2026 1. The present application has been filed under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”) read with Section 229, 230 and 231 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (“Succession Act”) for taking on record the renunciation of the Executor, and for proceeding with the petition, in accordance with law. 2. This Court notes that as per the Will dated 10th July, 2018, Mr. Rupal Kumar Jain had been appointed as Executor of the said Will. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the Executor, i.e., Mr. Rupal Kumar Jain has executed a written Deed of Renunciation dated 26th February, 2026, thereby, renouncing his Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Page 1 of 14 By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:21.03.2026 15:01:17 executorship under the Will in question, in accordance with Section 230 of the Succession Act, and the same has been placed on record before this Court as Document 1, along with the present application. 4. The said Deed of Renunciation dated 26th February, 2026, as executed by the Executor, namely, Mr. Rupal Kumar Jain, is reproduced as under: Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Page 2 of 14 By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:21.03.2026 15:01:17 5. Further, the Aadhar Card of the Executor, namely, Mr. Rupal Kumar Jain has also been attached, whic