Anand Prakash v. State & Others

Delhi High Court · 05 Sep 2017 · 2017:DHC:8548
Mukta Gupta
T.A.No.291J/2017
2017:DHC:8548
civil petition_allowed

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The Delhi High Court allowed the legal heirs of a deceased petitioner to be impleaded in a testamentary case and permitted withdrawal of the petition following a settlement.

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ANANDPRAKASH Petitioner Represented by: Mr.Joydeep Sarma,Advocate with Ms.Kanta Gupta,Ms.Arti
Gupta,Mr.Vikash Guptaand Ms.PoojaHarbhajanka,in person.
VERSUS
STATE&OTHERS Respondents Represented by: Mr.Aman Mudgaland Ms. Toral Banjerjee,Advocatefor respondentNo.2.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS.JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA
ORDER o/„ 05.09.2017
T.A.No.291J/2017(under Order XXIIRule4CPC)
JUDGMENT

1 By this application legal heirs ofthe petitioner late Shri Anand Prakash seek to be impleaded as parties.

2. Learned counsel for respondent No.2, who is the only objector in the petition, has entered appearance. He states that late Shri Anand Prakash is survived by hiswifeSmt.KantaGupta,daughters Ms.AartiGuptaand sonMr. Vikas Gupta, besides Ms.Pooja Harbhajanka, who have been impleaded as petitionerNos.1(a)to 1(c)exceptMs.PoojaHarbhajanlca.

3. Affidavit ofMs.Pooja Harbhajanka is placed on record who has stated that though she is a legal heir ofthe original petitioner Shri Anand Prakash however,shedoesnotwishto beimpleadedasaparty. Ms.PoojaHarbhajanlva TEST.CAS.35/2016 ^ 2017:DHC:8548 { J II ispresentinCourtandisidentifiedbythelearnedcounsel. Shestatesthats e doesnotwishtobehnpleadedaslegalheiroflateShrlAnandPrakash.

4 InviewofthedeathofthepetitionerShrlAnandPrakash,hislegalhens, thatis,Smt.KantaGupta,Ms.AartiGuptaandMr.VlkasGuptaarehnpleaded aspetitionerNos.1(a)to 1(c)respectively.

5. ApplicationIsdisposedofImpleadlngthelegalheirsoflateShriAnand Prakash.

6. Amended memoofpartiesistakenonrecord. T.A.No.9292/2017(underOrderXXITTRule[1] CPC) L Legal heirs ofthe petitioner late Shrl Anand Prakash, who are now impleadedaspetitionerNos.1(a)to1(c)arepresentinCourtandareidentified bylearned counsel.

2. ApplicationIsalsosupportedbytheaffidavitsofSmt.KantaGupta,Ms. Aartl Gupta and Mr. Vlkas Gupta. As per the application the parties have entered into a settlement and the petitioners do not wish to pursue the above noted petition.

3. PetitionerNos.1(a)to 1(c)who are presentin Court and are identified bylearnedcounselaffirmtheirstatementsonoathintheapplication.

4. Application is allowed, peimitting the petitioner Nos. 1(a)to 1(c) to withdrawthetestamentarycasebeing TestGasNo.35/2016. TFST.CAS.35/2016 In view of the statements of petitioner Nos. 1(a) to 1(c), petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

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