MUKESH KHURANA vs RAHUL CHAUDHARY

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 15th April, 2026 Pronounced on: 21st May, 2026 + TR.P.(C.) 50/2025 & CM APPL. 19171/2025 MUKESH KHURANA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Akshat Gupta, Ms. Sakshi Tikmany and Mr. Madhav Aggarwal, Advocates. versus RAHUL CHAUDHARY .....Respondent Through: Mr. Lalit Gupta, Mr. Vikram Singh Dalal, Ms. Ishita Nautiyal, Mr. Satvik Sharma and Ms. Pooja Sharma, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA JUDGMENT AMIT SHARMA, J. 1. The present petition under Section 24 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908, (for short, ‘CPC’) seeks the following prayers: - “A. Direct that the Suit bearing CS No. 523 of 2022 titled “Rahul Chaudhary v. Mukesh Khurana” be transferred from the court of the Ld. Additional District Judge-03, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi, to the Original Side of this Hon’ble Court; and B. Any other order(s) that this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and necessary in the interest of justice.” 2. By way of the present petition, petitioner seeks transfer of the subject Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BHASKAR SINGH RAWAT TR.P.(C.) 50/2025 Page 1 of 27 Signing Date:22.05.2026 16:05:52 suit, CS No.523 of 2022, titled as, “Rahul Chaudhary v. Mukesh Khurana” instituted and pending before the Court of learned Additional District Judge- 03, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi, to the Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction of this Court. It is the case of the petitioner that subject suit was instituted on behalf of the respondent against the petitioner, inter alia, seeking possession of the suit property, i.e., Side Portion of Farm No.10, Ram Mandir Road, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, and recovery of arrears of rent, damages/mesne profits along with interest. 3. As per the averments made in the present petition, the petitioner