Chellamma & Ors. v. Murugesan
Case brief
What is this about?
Oral order of the High Court of Delhi, 21 January 2026, disposing three Article 227 petitions (CM(M) 1294/2025, CM(M) 1314/2025, CM(M) 1352/2025) against a common trial-court order of 22 October 2025 closing the petitioners'/plaintiffs' evidence in CS DJ No. 118/2019, CS DJ No. 1097/2018 and CS DJ No. 1117/2018. Relief: one more opportunity to complete evidence, conditioned on costs of Rs. 5,000/- per case to the respondents, whom the Court held compensable by costs; recorded contentions include counsel's knee-injury/surgery excuse and the respondents' dilatory-tactic objection. Search terms: closure/re-opening of evidence, one more opportunity, costs as condition, Article 227, CM(M), CS DJ suits.
What did the court decide?
One more opportunity granted to the petitioners to complete their evidence, subject to payment of costs of Rs. 5,000/- in each case to the respondents; petitions disposed of in the above-stated terms along with pending application(s), if any.