Rajinder Kumar Tanwar v. State & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Testamentary case TEST.CAS. 97/2014, Rajinder Kumar Tanwar v. State & Ors., Delhi High Court, Justice Vikas Mahajan, decided 09.04.2026. Joint application I.A. 9655/2026 under Order XXIII Rule 1, Order XXIII Rule 3 and Section 151 CPC to record a Memorandum of Family Settlement dated 16.12.2025 and withdraw the petition was allowed; petition dismissed as withdrawn; parties bound by the settlement; respondent no. 6 relinquished her share; defendant no. 4 deceased; Joint Registrar date 31.07.2026 cancelled. Keywords: family settlement, withdrawal of petition, Order XXIII Rule 1, Order XXIII Rule 3, Section 151 CPC, relinquishment of share, Joint Registrar.
What did the court decide?
Joint application I.A. 9655/2026 was allowed and disposed of; the petition TEST.CAS. 97/2014 was dismissed as withdrawn; the parties were held bound by the Memorandum of Family Settlement dated 16.12.2025; and the hearing date already fixed before the learned Joint Registrar (31.07.2026) was cancelled.