POONAM SHARMA v. SURINDER SINGH
Court: High Court of Delhi
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court of Delhi judgment dated 2026-04-20. POONAM SHARMA v. SURINDER SINGH. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
$~56 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI th Date of Decision: 20 April, 2026 + CM(M) 865/2026, CM APPL. 25443/2026 & CM APPL. 25444/2026 POONAM SHARMA ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashok Kumar Garg and Ms. Kavita Agrawal, Advocates. versus SURINDER SINGH ..... Respondent Through: Mr. Pradeep Murria, Advocate along with respondent in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA ORDER (Oral) Rajneesh Kumar Gupta, J. 1. This hearing has been conducted through hybrid mode. 2. The present petition has been filed under Article 227 of the th Constitution of India, assailing the impugned order dated 09 February, 2026, passed by the learned Trial Court in CIV DJ No. 128/2016, whereby the right of the petitioner/defendant to adduce further evidence has been closed. 3. Learned Counsel for the respondent appears on advance notice and accepts notice. 4. Heard. Record perused. 5.
Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner seeks to examine one additional witness, namely, Ms. Roopa Sharma, who is the daughter of the petitioner. It is further submitted that in case an opportunity to lead evidence is not granted, grave prejudice would be caused to the Signature Not Verified Signed By:VAISHALI CM(M) 865/2026 Page 1 of 2 Signing Date:21. 04. 2026 11:23:23 petitioner. Accordingly, it is prayed that one opportunity be granted to the petitioner to lead evidence and a period of one week be granted to file the affidavit of evidence of the said witness. 6. Per Contra, learned Counsel for the respondent has argued that sufficient opportunities have already been granted by the learned Trial Court to the petitioner to lead evidence. It is, however, submitted that he has no objection if one more opportunity is granted to the petitioner to lead evidence, subject to payment of heavy costs. 7.
Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions of the learned Counsels, this Court is of the opinion that it would be in the interest of justice, if one more opportunity is granted to the petitioner to lead evidence, as the respondent can be compensated by way of costs. Accordingly, one more opportunity is granted to the petitioner to examine Ms. Roopa Sharma, daughter of the petitioner, subject to payment of costs of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) to the respondent. The petitioner shall file the affidavit of evidence of the said witness before the learned Trial Court within a period of one week. 8. It shall be open to the learned Trial Court to record the evidence of the petitioner’s witness on the date already fixed or on any other date as may be convenient to the learned Trial Court. 9. Accordingly, the present petition stands disposed of in above terms. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of.
RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA, J APRIL 20, 2026/MR/ABK Signature Not Verified Signed By:VAISHALI CM(M) 865/2026 Page 2 of 2 Signing Date:21. 04. 2026 11:23:23
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