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Umesh Kumar Bhargava and Anr. v. Vijay Bhargava and Ors.

Delhi HC1 Aug 2025RFA/887/2024

Case brief

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What is this about?

RFA 887/2024; Umesh Kumar Bhargava v. Vijay Bhargava; Delhi High Court; Anup Jairam Bhambhani, J.; withdrawal of appeal; Order XXIII Rule 1; Section 151 CPC 1908; Deed of Settlement dated 13.06.2025; appeal disposed-of as withdrawn; parties bound by settlement terms; pending applications disposed; Joint-Registrar date 21.08.2025 cancelled; deposit before trial court by respondent No.2; video-conference appearance.

What did the court decide?

Withdrawal application allowed; appeal RFA 887/2024 disposed-of as withdrawn with the parties bound by the Deed of Settlement dated 13.06.2025; pending applications disposed-of; the 21.08.2025 date before the Joint-Registrar cancelled. Respondent No.2's trial-court deposit was noted, with the respondents to move for its withdrawal and the appellants agreeing not to oppose. ¶14

Umesh Kumar Bhargava and Anr. Vs Vijay Bhargava and Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the appeal RFA 887/2024 may be withdrawn by the appellants in terms of the Deed of Settlement dated 13.06.2025, by way of an application under Order XXIII Rule 1 read with Section 151 CPC.

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Court's answer

The application under Order XXIII Rule 1 read with Section 151 CPC to withdraw the appeal in terms of the Deed of Settlement dated 13.06.2025 is allowed.

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Ratio / Principle

The appeal is disposed-of as withdrawn, with the parties held bound by the terms of the Deed of Settlement dated 13.06.2025.

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Key takeaways

Pending applications, if any, connected with the appeal also stand disposed-of.ratio¶18
The date fixed for 21.08.2025 before the learned Joint-Registrar stands cancelled.ratio¶20

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Delhi (Anup Jairam Bhambhani, J.), order dated 01.08.2025 in RFA 887/2024 (Umesh Kumar Bhargava and Anr. v. Vijay Bhargava and Ors.): The Court allowed the appellants' application under Order XXIII Rule 1 read with Section 151 CPC to withdraw the appeal in terms of a Deed of Settlement dated 13.06.2025 executed between the parties, unopposed by the respondents. The appeal was accordingly disposed-of as withdrawn, holding the parties bound by the settlement terms. Pending applications, if any, stood disposed of, and the listing of 21.08.2025 before the learned Joint-Registrar stood cancelled. The Court recorded that respondent No.2 had deposited a certain sum of money before the learned trial court, which the respondents were to seek to withdraw and which the appellants would not oppose; the amount is not stated in the order.

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$~109

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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RFA 887/2024 UMESH KUMAR BHARGAVA AND ANR .....Appellants Through: Ms. Ruchira V. Arora, Advocate and appellants via video-conferencing.

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versus

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VIJAY BHARGAVA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Dua, Advocate and respondents Nos. 1, 2 and 3 via videoconferencing.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI O R D E R % 01.08.2025

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CM APPL. 46815/2025

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By way of the present application filed under Order XXIII Rule 1 read with section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908, the appellants seek to withdraw the appeal in terms of the settlement contained in Deed of Settlement dated 13.06.2025 signed between the parties.

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Learned counsel is present on behalf of the respondents; and does not oppose the present application.

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Some of the party-respondents, who are ordinarily residents abroad, have also joined the proceedings via video-conferencing.

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In view of the above, the application is allowed.

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Application stands disposed-of.

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In view of the order passed above, the appeal is disposed-of as withdrawn, holding the parties bound by the terms of Deed of Settlement dated 13.06.2025.

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 12/08/2025 at 12:56:17

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Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed-of.

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For the record, respondent No.2 is stated to have deposited a certain sum of money before the learned trial court. Learned counsel for the respondents submits, that they would be moving an application for withdrawal of the money. Ms. Ruchira V. Arora, learned counsel for the appellants submits, that they would not oppose such application.

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The date of 21.08.2025 before the learned Joint-Registrar, stands cancelled.

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ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI, J

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AUGUST 1, 2025 ds

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