Amrit Kaur Gill v. Ruchika Gill & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allowed impleadment and consolidation of civil suits concerning the estate of late Sh. Amardeep Singh Gill. Accepted an out-of-court settlement agreement and directed the release of bank locker contents. Dismissed a test case and succession petition upon withdrawal.
What did the court decide?
Consolidation of suits allowed; settlement agreement recorded and dated 02.09.2024; NAB Ltd. directed to de-seal locker; decrees passed; test case and succession petition dismissed as withdrawn.
What the court decided
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- IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
- CS(OS) 354/2022 & I.A. 9433/2022, I.A. 9434/2022, I.A. 15011/2023 I.A. 15219/2023, I.A. 40434/2024
AMRIT KAUR GILL .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. S Santanam Swaminadhan, Mr. Kartik Malhotra, Mr. Darsh Bansal, Ms. Abhilasha Shrawat, Advocates Plaintiff through her SPA Mr. Kuljeet Singh Gill (Through VC) versus RUCHIKA GILL & ORS. .....Defendants Through: Mr. Rudra Dutta, Ms. Ruksana, Ms. Rashvi Dutta, Mr. Annirudh Sharma, Mr. Pulkit Dwivedi, Mr. Pulkit Dwivedi, Advocates for defendant no. 1 Mr. Shubham Singh, Advocate for respondent no. 2 Mr. Anindit Mandal, Advocate for defendant no. 3 and 4. Mr. Dhruv Chawla, Advocate along with parties (through VC) for LRs of defendant no. 5 D-3 in person (Through VC) D-4 in person (Through VC)
- CS(OS) 749/2022 & I.A. 20229/2022, I.A. 20230/2022, I.A. 39600/2024
CS(OS) 354/2022 Page 1 of 6
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MR NIRMAL DAVID .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. Dhruv Chawla, Advocate along with parties (through VC) for LRs of Plaintiff.
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether to allow impleadment of Ms. Amrit Kaur Gill and consolidation of two civil suits.
Whether to allow on record a settlement agreement regarding the estate of late Sh. Amardeep Singh Gill and direct enforcement of its terms.
Whether to accept withdrawal of the pending test case and succession petition amidst the settlement.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Amrit Kaur Gill
- respondent
Ruchika Gill
- respondent
State (NCT of Delhi)
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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