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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
35148/2024, CM APPL. 35149/2024, CM APPL. 71216/2024, CM
MADHU MALTI SAINI .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Karanveer Singh and Ms. Anuradha Yadav, Advocates along with petitioner in person.
Through: Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Sarthak Mannan, Mr. Rakesh Kumar Bhardwaj, Ms. Meera Mathur and Mr. Ankit Parindiyal, Advocates.
JUDGMENT
1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950, assailing the order dated 13th October, 2023 passed by the learned Trial Court in Execution No. 228/2022, whereby the objections filed by the petitioner were dismissed, as well as the subsequent order dated 24th May, 2024 passed in the said execution proceeding, whereby the warrant of possession of the suit property has been issued.
2. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the execution petition was not maintainable at the instance of Decree Holder namely Sh. Rajesh Saini (‘Now Deceased’) as he has no locus standi to file the same because after the settlement dated 03rd May, 2019 the Decree Holder has not received any relief in that settlement. As per that settlement the only beneficiaries are Sh. Nikhil Saini and Ms. Neharika Saini who are the Son and Daughter of Sh. Rajesh Saini and presently are Respondent no. 2 and 3 in the present petition and also the representatives of Sh. Rajesh Saini (‘Respondent no.1’) as his Legal Heirs. If the execution petition has to be filed it has to be filed by Respondent no. 2 and 3 only, but they have chosen not to file the same. The petitioner has strong apprehension that both these respondents being her grandchildren are not willing to claim anything from the petitioner in the suit property and that the undertakings of these respondents have also been forged by their father. It is further argued that the trial court has passed the impugned orders on the basis of surmises and conjectures without appreciating the facts on record. On these grounds it is prayed that the impugned orders be set aside.
4. Per contra, learned counsel for the respondents has submitted that the impugned orders have been passed by the Trial Court after duly considering the entire material placed on record and the present petition has been filed only to delay the execution of the decree.
5. The Decree Holder has filed the suit for possession against the petitioner to recover the possession of one (01) room on the 2nd floor of the property bearing no. D-126, Freedom Fighter Enclave, IGNOU Road, Neb Sarai, New Delhi. This suit was settled between the parties vide settlement dated 03rd May, 2019 arrived at the Mediation Centre, Saket Court, New Delhi. The relevant clauses in that settlement as to the suit property are as follows:
6. It is apposite to refer to the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Garment Craft v. Prakash Chand Goel, (2022) 4 SCC 181, wherein the Court delineated the scope and limits of the supervisory jurisdiction exercised by the High Courts under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, and the relevant observations are as under: “15. Having heard the counsel for the parties, we are clearly of the view that the impugned order[1] is contrary to law and cannot be sustained for several reasons, but primarily for deviation from the limited jurisdiction exercised by the High Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. The High Court exercising supervisory jurisdiction does not act as a court of first appeal to reappreciate, reweigh the evidence or facts upon which the determination under challenge is based. Supervisory jurisdiction is not to correct every error of fact or even a legal flaw when the final finding is justified or can be supported. The High Court is not to substitute its own decision on facts and conclusion, for that of the inferior court or tribunal.[3] The jurisdiction exercised is in the nature of correctional jurisdiction to set right grave dereliction of duty or flagrant abuse, violation of fundamental principles of law or justice. The power under Article 227 is exercised sparingly in appropriate cases, like when there is no evidence at all to justify, or the finding is so perverse that no reasonable person can possibly come to such a conclusion that the court or tribunal has come to. It is axiomatic that such discretionary relief must be exercised to ensure there is no miscarriage of justice.
7. From the material on record, it is evident that the Decree Holder has filed the suit against the petitioner and the matter has been settled between them as per the settlement dated 03rd May, 2019. The Decree Holder is within his legal rights to enforce the decree dated 27th July, 2019 which has been passed in terms of the settlement dated 03rd May, 2019. Accordingly, the plea of the petitioner that the Decree Holder has no locus standi to enforce that decree is without any legal basis. The trial Court has passed reasoned impugned orders after considering the material on record. Therefore, in the absence of any patent illegality, perversity, or jurisdictional error in the impugned orders, no ground for interference under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 is made out and the impugned orders are upheld. The present petition is dismissed as being devoid of any merits. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of.
RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA JUDGE MARCH 11, 2026