Smt. Sunita Chawla (Legal Heirs of Late Sh. Gulshan Chawla) & Ors. v. Mrs. Krishna Chawla (Since Deceased) through Her Legal Heirs & Ors.
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Consent disposal of FAO(OS) 14/2026, Delhi High Court, order dated 10.02.2026, Coram: Vivek Chaudhary and Renu Bhatnagar, JJ. Legal heirs of late Gulshan Chawla (appellants, led by Sr. Adv. Samrat Nigam) versus legal heirs of deceased Krishna Chawla (respondents, led by Sr. Adv. Sachhin Puri). Appeal under Section 10 Delhi High Court Act 1966 read with Section 104 and Order XLIII Rule 1 CPC 1908 seeking setting aside of Single Judge judgment dated 13.01.2026 in O.A. No. 50/2025 in C.S.(OS) No. 49/2019. Key points: substitution of defendant nos. 3 and 5 in place of deceased mother confers only a right to contest the suit and is not a declaration of their rights in the mother's properties; court fees, if payable, to be paid at stage of execution. Keywords: substitution of legal heirs of deceased defendant, right to contest suit, declaration of rights in properties, court fees at execution stage, family property dispute, consent order.