Intra-court appeal against a probate-stage order directing the Registrar General to lodge an FIR over an allegedly forged Will. The Division Bench held the order was passed without opportunity to lead evidence and set aside both the FIR direction and the prima facie forgery opinion.
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Date of decision: 09.09.2025
SH. JAY K. BHARDWAJ, ADVOCATE .....Appellant Through: Mr. Rajat Wadhwa, Mr. Harsh Prabhakar, Mr. Dhruv Chaudhary, Mr. Gurpreet Singh, Ms. Anshika Juneja and Ms. Saddhvi Nayak, Advocates. versus
DEV NARAIN PASWAN & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Amita Gupta, Mr. Sunil Verma and Mr. Aayush Gupta, Advocates for Respondent Nos. 3 to 6. Mr. Tushar Sannu and Ms. Aqsa, Advocates for GNCTD.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR
% JUDGEMENT (ORAL)
ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.
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FAO(OS) 61/2025 Page 1 of 4
Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA Signing Date: 12.0 9.2025 11:26:18
Court directing the Registrar General to lodge an FIR against the Appellant while directing the police to examine the role played by the Appellant‟s Counsel, Mr. Rahul Gupta, Mr. Ankur Arora as well as Mr. Ranjit Paswan. The operative part of the order reads as under:-
“15. In these facts, this Court is of the prima facie opinion that the Will dated 24.07.2012 is not a genuine document and an attempt has been made by the Petitioner along with its Advocate to mislead this Court to believe with respect to the existence of this original document.
Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA Signing Date: 12.0 9.2025 11:26:18
FAO(OS) 61/2025 Page 2 of 4
“1. Mr. Jay K. Bhardwaj , who was appearing for petitioner previously, states that he seeks discharge in the matter. Accordingly, the said counsel is discharged.
Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA Signing Date: 12.0 9.2025 11:26:18
FAO(OS) 61/2025 Page 3 of 4
ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.
HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J. SEPTEMBER 09, 2025/nd/kr/rn
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Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA Signing Date: 12.0 9.2025 11:26:18
FAO(OS) 61/2025 Page 4 of 4
1 issue framed by the court
Could the learned Single Judge direct the Registrar General to lodge an FIR and record a prima facie opinion that a Will was forged without giving the parties an opportunity to lead evidence?
8 provisions across 4 enactments
Jay K. Bhardwaj
Dev Narain Paswan & Ors.
Anil Kshetarpal
Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar
As recorded by the court registry
An appeal to a Division Bench against an order made by a single judge on the original side of the High Court.
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