Vimla Chopra v. Lall G. Kwatra

Delhi High Court · 15 Jul 2025 · 2025:DHC:5736
Manoj Jain
CM(M) 910/2025
2025:DHC:5736
civil petition_allowed Significant

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The High Court put the auction order in abeyance directing the Trial Court to explore inter se bidding and mediation after ensuring due service, allowing the petition for alternative dispute resolution in execution proceedings.

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CM(M) 910/2025 1
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: 15th July, 2025
CM(M) 910/2025 & CM APPL. 29572/2025
SMT. VIMLA CHOPRA (NEE KWATRA) .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Kirti Uppal, Sr. Advocate
WITH
Mr. Rishi Manchanda and Mr. Sidhharth Mullick, Ms.Shalini
Bhardwaj, Mr. Aditya Sharma andMr.
Vedic Thukral, Advocates.
VERSUS
LALL G. KWATRA AND ORS. .....Respondent
Through: Mr. P K Rawal and Mr. Tarun Agarwal, Advocates.
Mr. Vivek Sharma, Ms. Mamta Gautam and Mr. Aditya Jain, Advocates for Respondent no. 8
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN
JUDGMENT
(oral)

1. Mr. Kirti Uppal, learned Senior Counsel for petitioner and Mr. P K Rawal, learned counsel for respondents (except respondent Nos. 2, 8 and 9) submit that they would have no objection if the impugned order dated 09.04.2025, is put in abeyance and, in the interregnum, the learned Trial Court is directed to explore the possibility of inter se bidding with respect to the property in question.

2. It is also apprised that there are strong chances of there being amicable settlement between the parties though fact, however, remains that some of the CM(M) 910/2025 2 respondents in the present petition are yet to be served.

3. In view of the above, the present petition is, hereby, disposed of with the direction that the impugned order dated 09.04.2025 shall remain in abeyance and the learned Executing Court would find out, after ensuring due service of execution petition upon all the parties concerned, whether inter se bidding with respect to the property in question can take place or not.

4. In case, the learned Executing Court, after hearing all such parties, is of the view that it is not possible to go for inter se bidding, it would be open for the learned Trial Court to revive the abovesaid order dated 09.04.2025 for the purposes of putting the property in question to auction.

5. It will be also permissible for the learned Trial Court to refer the matter for mediation, in case, need so arises.

6. Petition stands disposed of in aforesaid terms.

7. Pending application also stands disposed of in aforesaid terms.

JUDGE JULY 15, 2025/sw/JS