Petitioners challenged the district judge's order clubbing three partition-related suits involving different properties into one court. The High Court held that common parties and administrative expediency favoured consolidation and found no illegality in the transfer order.
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SOMAWANTI & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Simarjeet Singh Saluja, Advocate.
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STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Rachita Garg and Ms. Preeti, Advocates for GNCTD.
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CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA
% 21.02.2025 CM APPL. 10688/2025 & CM APPL. 10925/2025 (Exemption)
Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
Both the applications stand disposed of.
CM(M) 366/2025 & CM(M) 373/2025
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b) CS DJ 978/2024 – Ms. Ruchika Singla, Ld. DJ, North West, Rohini Courts, Delhi.
c) (iii) CS DJ 982/2024 – Sh. Sunil Chaudhary, Ld. DJ, North West, Rohini Courts, Delhi.
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RAVINDER DUDEJA, J
FEBRUARY 21, 2025 sky
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2 issues framed by the court
Was the Principal District & Sessions Judge justified in transferring three related civil suits to a single court despite differing causes of action and properties?
Did the transfer cause prejudice or inconvenience to the petitioners warranting interference under Article 227?
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Somawanti & Ors.
State of NCT of Delhi
Ravinder Dudeja
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 227 of the Constitution invoking the High Court's supervisory jurisdiction over subordinate civil courts.
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