Dismissed¶¶22

Amritpal Singh Chatha v. Swaran Singh Chatha & Ors.

Delhi HC17 Mar 2026CS(OS)/707/2022

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Amritpal Singh Chatha v. Swaran Singh Chatha & Ors., CS(OS) 707/2022, Delhi High Court, Justice Subramonium Prasad, order dated 17.03.2026; suit for possession, damages and mesne profit dismissed for non-prosecution; plaintiff absent despite service; counsel unable to contact plaintiff; I.A. 29913/2025 under Section 151 CPC (early hearing application by Defendant No.1); prior cautions dated 18.07.2025 and 02.02.2026; advocates Manohar Malik, Astha Gumber, Farah Khan for Defendants No.1 and No.2.

What did the court decide?

The Suit is dismissed for non-prosecution because, despite service and the clear direction in the Court's Order dated 02.02.2026, the Plaintiff did not appear and his learned Counsel stated that he had not been able to contact the Plaintiff. ¶¶22

Amritpal Singh Chatha Vs Swaran Singh Chatha & Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

¶1

$~22

¶2

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

¶3

- CS(OS) 707/2022 & I.A. 18810/2022, I.A. 29913/2025 AMRITPAL SINGH CHATHA .....Plaintiff Through: Appearance not given

¶4

versus

¶5

SWARAN SINGH CHATHA & ORS. .....Defendants Through: Mr. Manohar Malik, Ms. Astha Gumber and Ms. Farah Khan , Advocates for Defendant No.1 & Defendant No. 2

¶6

CORAM:

¶7

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD

¶8

O R D E R % 17.03.2026

¶9

On 02.02.2026, this Court passed the following orders:

¶10

“I.A. 29913/2025

¶11

1. This application under Section 151 of CPC has been filed on behalf of Defendant No.1 seeking early hearing of the Suit.

¶12

2. The instant Suit is one for possession, damages and mesne profit.

¶13

2. The instant Suit is one for possession, damages and mesne profit.

¶14

3. The present application reveals that the Plaintiff has not been diligent in pursuing the case. On 18.07.2025, this Court had cautioned the Plaintiff that if steps are not taken by the Plaintiff, the Suit will be dismissed for non-prosecution and the matter was placed before the Ld. Joint Registrar. On 28.10.2025, learned Counsel for the Plaintiff sought adjournment for moving an application for withdrawal of the Suit and the matter

¶15

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 19/03/2026 at 13:01:28

¶16

was adjourned to 17.11.2025. On 17.11.2025, learned Counsel for the Plaintiff stated that the Plaintiff has not contacted them for filing the application for withdrawal of the Suit and the matter was adjourned to 24.11.2025. On 24.11.2025, the matter was adjourned to 17.03.2026.

¶17

4. Material on record indicates that, thereafter, on 01.12.2025, the present application seeking early hearing of the Suit was filed on behalf of Defendant No.1. Notice was issued to the Plaintiff through Counsel and the date of hearing was pre-poned to 18.12.2025 in the supplementary list. On 18.12.2025, since the service report was awaited, the matter was adjourned to today i.e., 02.02.2026.

¶18

5. Today, the learned Counsel for the Plaintiff states that he has not been able to contact the Plaintiff.

¶19

6. List on 17.03.2026, the date already fixed in the Suit.

¶20

7. It is made clear that if the Plaintiff does not appear on the next date of hearing or if the learned Counsel for the Plaintiff is not able to contact the Plaintiff, the Suit will be dismissed for non-prosecution.”

¶21

Despite service and the clear direction given by this Court vide Order dated 02.02.2026, the Plaintiff has not appeared today. Moreover, the learned Counsel for the Plaintiff states that he has not been able to contact the Plaintiff.

¶22

In view of the above, the Suit is dismissed for non-prosecution.

¶23

SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J

¶24

MARCH 17, 2026 Prateek

¶25

This is a digitally signed order.

¶26

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 19/03/2026 at 13:01:28

Amritpal Singh Chatha v. Swaran Singh Chatha & Ors.

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Amritpal Singh Chatha v. Swaran Singh Chatha & Ors.

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

What the court decided

Issues for consideration

Statutes considered

Procedural history

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Neelima Chimalwar & Anr. Vs Shubhra Khanna & Anr.

Sarwan Khandelwal & Ors. Vs Govind Prasad Khandelwal & Ors.

Iqbal Kumar Katarmal Vs Smt. Shashi Katarmal & Ors.

Shalini Mittal Vs Birjesh Kumar Aggarwal & Anr.

Robin Raina Vs Bennett Coleman and Company Limited & Ors.

Jagdish Yadav Vs Deepak Bhardwaj and Sons HUF

Smt. Sandhya Agarwal Vs Shri Rajiv Kumar & Ors.

Mukesh Jain Vs Rajesh Kumar Jain

Thakar Dass Bhatia through Son Chetan Bhatia Vs Mr Suresh Kumar Bhatia & Ors.

Moneywise Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. Vs Shri Khatu Shyam Ji Traders and Ors.

Sila Solutions Private Limited Vs INNOV8 Workspaces India Limited

Rk Associates and Hoteliers Pvt. Ltd. Vs Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd.

Rk Associates and Hoteliers Pvt. Ltd. Vs Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd.

Tata Capital Limited Vs M/S Maa Sharda Sales and Anr.