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Smt. Sunit Bhatia W/O Late Major Kulbhushan Bhatia v. Smt. Swaran Anand W/O Late Shri Satprakash Anand

Rajasthan HC1 May 2025CW/6555/2025

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What is this about?

Writ petition challenging trial court orders declining to accept a family compromise settlement over partition of property and bank deposits of the petitioner's late husband. Court found banks are formal parties with no interest and need not file consent; accepted the writ petition with directions.

What did the court decide?

Trial court's refusal findings quashed; directed to legally verify the compromise and dispose of the case within 15 days.

Smt. Sunit Bhatia W/O Late Major Kulbhushan Bhatia Vs Smt… — Partition | Rajasthan HC (2025)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 6555/2025

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Smt. Sunit Bhatia W/o Late Major Kulbhushan Bhatia, Aged About 83 Years, Resident Of 93/76, Agarwal Farm, Mansarovar, Jaipur.

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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Smt. Swaran Anand W/o Late Shri Satprakash Anand, Aged About 90 Years, Presently Residing At 10, Executive Drive, Goremale, Ontario, Canada, L0H, 1G0, Permanent Resident 5-Ja-15, Jawahar Nagar, Jaipur 302004 (Since Deceased) Through Legal Heir

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Shri Alok Anand S/o Late Shri Satprakash Anand, Aged About 73 Years, Permanent Resident Of 4-Ka-1, Jawahar Nagar, Jaipur-302004. Presently Residing At A-44, Shanti Path, Tilak Nagar, Jaipur.

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Shri Naval Bhatia S/o Late Major Khulbhushan Bhatia, Aged About 54 Years, Resident Of 93/76, Agarwal Farm, Mansarovar, Jaipur.

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Catholic Syrian Bank Limited, Flat No. 11, Emerald Plaza, Motilal Atal Road, Opp. Ganpati Plaza, Jaipur-302001.

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Hdfc Bank Limited, Branch C-25, Upasana Residency, Sawai Jaisingh Highway, Banipark, Jaipur-302016.

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Indian Infolines Limited, 403-404, Fourth Floor,c-21-B, Bhagwan Das Road, C-Scheme, Jaipur. M/s Suncity Facilities Management Pvt. Ltd. Suncity Township, Sikar Road, Jaipur 302013 Through Its Manager.

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----Respondents

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For Petitioner(s)	: Ms.	Sushan Mathew
For Respondent(s)	: Mr.	Dinesh Hissaria for
	Mr.	Nawal Bhatia,Rep. No.3

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR BHARWANI

Order

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;kph Jherh lquhr HkkfV;k vksj ls ;g nhokuh fjV ;kfpdk Hkkjrh; lafo/kku ds vuqPNsn 227 ds rgr fopkj.k U;k;ky;&vij ftyk ,oa ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k] dze&6] t;iqj egkuxj&f}rh; }kjk nhokuh ewy okn la[;k&686@2019] muokuh izdj.k Jherh Lo.kZ vkuUn cuke uoy HkkfV;k o vU; esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 11-09-2024 ,oa 04-11-2024 ds fo:) is'k dh xbZ gSA

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;ksX; vf/koDrk ;kph dk fuosnu gS fd fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k mDr nhokuh okn o"kZ 2019 ls yafcr gS] tks laifRr ds foHkktu ,oa cSad esa tek jkf'k ds foHkktu ds laca/k esa is'k fd;k x;k gSA i{kdkjku ds e/; yksd vnkyr dh Hkkouk ls vkilh lgefr ls jkthukek gks pqdk gS rFkk i{kdkjku dh vksj ls fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k jkthukek ls lacaf/kr nLrkost fnukafdr 06-09-2024 Hkh is'k fd;k x;k gS] ftlds laca/k esa fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk fnukad 11-09-2024 ,oa 04-11-2024 dks vyx&vyx vkns'k ikfjr fd, gSaA fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk i{kdkjku dh vksj ls izLrqr jkthukek iw.kZ:is.k Lohdkj ugha fd;k x;k gS] ftl dkj.k mDr jkthukek lR;kfir ugha fd, tkus ds nks fu"d"kZ fn, gSa&izFke ;g fd jkthukek dk fcUnq la[;k&7 ,oa 12 U;k;ky; esa yafcr fopkjk/khu okn ds fo"k; ls iFkd gSaA nwljk vU; fu"d"kZ ;g fn;k x;k gS fd izfroknh la- 3] 4 ,oa 5 tks cSad jgs gSa] mudh vksj ls jkthukek esa LoSPNk o Li"V lgefr ugha nh xbZ gSA ;kph ds ;ksX; vf/koDrk dk ;g fuosnu gS fd mDr foHkktu dk okn izfroknh la-3] 4 ,oa 5 ds ;gka erd lqjsUnz HkkfV;k dh tks jkf'k tek gS] mlds laca/k esa is'k fd;k x;k gS]ftlds laca/k esa izfroknh la-3 ls 5 cSad gSa] mudk mDr jkf'k esa dksbZ Hkh fgr ugha gS rFkk cSad fgrc) i{kdkj ugha gSa] ek= vkSipkfjd i{kdkj jgs gSa rFkk izfroknhx.k cSad dh vksj ls U;k;ky;

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ds le{k ;g Hkh crk;k gS fd U;k;ky; }kjk tks vkns'k ikfjr fd;k tk,xk] mudh ikyuk dh tk,xhA ;kph ds ;ksX; vf/koDrk dk ;g Hkh fuosnu gS fd fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk izfroknh la[;k&3] 4 ,oa 5 dh vksj ls jkthukek is'k ugha gksus laca/kh tks fu"d"kZ fn;k x;k gS] og fof/k ds vuq:i ugha gS] D;ksafd cSad dk izdj.k esa dksbZ fgr ugha gksus ds dkj.k mudh vksj ls jkthukek is'k ugha fd;k tk ldrk gSA mudk ;g Hkh fuosnu gS fd jkthukek ds fcUnq la[;k&7 ,oa 12 ds laca/k esa fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk tks fu"d"kZ fn;k x;k gS] mls os cy ugha nsrs gSaA ,slh fLFkfr esa ;kph dh vksj ls izLrqr ;kfpdk Lohdkj dh tkos rFkk fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k i{kdkjku dh vksj ls tks jkthukek is'k fd;k x;k gS] mls fof/kuqlkj lR;kfir fd, tkus gsrq fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks funsZ'k fn, tkosaA

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v;kphx.k ds ;ksX; vf/koDrk dk fuosnu gS fd i{kdkjku ds e/; vkilh lgefr ls jkthukek gks pqdk gS] lHkh fooknksa dks i{kdkjku }kjk vkilh lgefr ls lqy>k fy;k x;k gSA cSad fgrc) i{kdkj ugha gSA cSad }kjk U;k;ky; ds vkns'k dh ikyuk dh tkuh gS] ijUrq fopkj.k U;k;ky; us cSad }kjk jkthukek is'k ugha fd, tkus ds vk/kkj ij laiw.kZ jkthukek rLnhd ugha fd;k gSA pwafd cSad jkthukek gh is'k ugha dj ldrk] vr% cSad vf/kdkfj;ksa us fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k ;g dFku fd;k fd U;k;ky; }kjk tks Hkh vkns'k fn;k tk,xk] os mldh ikyuk djsaxsA mudk ;g Hkh fuosnu gS fd fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk jkthukek ds fcUnq la[;k&7 ,oa 12 ds laca/k esa tks vkifRr;ka dh xbZ gSa] mls ;Fkkor j[ks tkus ds laca/k esa mUgsa dksbZ ,rjkt ugha gSA

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geus nksuksa i{kdkjku ds ;ksX; vf/koDrkx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr rdksZa ij fopkj fd;k] fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vkns'k fn- 11-09-2024 ,oa 04-11-2024 dk voyksdu fd;k rFkk jkthukek ¼,usDlpj&3] fnukafdr 06-09-2024½ dk voyksdu fd;kA

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i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gS fd i{kdkjku dh vksj ls ;g okn laifRr ds foHkktu ,oa izfroknh la[;k&3 ls 5 ¼cSad½ esa tks e`rd lqjsUnz HkkfV;k dh jkf'k tek gS] mlds foHkktu ds laca/k esa is'k fd;k x;k gSA i{kdkjku ds e/; yksd vnkyr dh Hkkouk ls jkthukek gks pqdk gSA okni= ds voyksdu ls izdV gS fd izfroknh la[;k&3 ls 5 vkSipkfjd i{kdkj gSa] mudk foHkktu ;ksX; laifRr ,oa foHkktu ;ksX; jkf'k esa dksbZ Hkh fgr fufgr ugha gS] ,slh fLFkfr esa mudh vksj ls jkthukek is'k fd, tkus dh fof/kuqlkj dksbZ Hkh vko';drk ugha gSA vU; i{kdkjku dh vksj ls jkthukek is'k fd;k x;k gS rFkk ml gn rd jkthukek fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk Lohdkj Hkh fd;k tk pqdk gSA fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk jkthukek fnukafdr 06-09-2024 ds fcUnq la[;k&7 ,oa 12 ds laca/k esa fu"d"kZ fn;k x;k gS fd mDr fcUnq fopkjk/khu okn ds fo"k; ls vyx gSaA bu nksuksa fcUnqvksa ds laca/k esa i{kdkjku ds ;ksX; vf/koDrkx.k }kjk cy ugha fn;k x;k gS] vr% bl laca/k esa fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk fcUnq la[;k&7 ,oa 12 ds laca/k esa tks fu"d"kZ fn;k x;k gS] og ;Fkkor j[ks tkus ;ksX; gSA

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i{kdkjku vkt U;k;ky; esa mifLFkr gSa rFkk ;kph@izfroknh la[;k&2 Jherh lquhr HkkfV;k 83 o"kZ dh gSa] tks lhfu;j flVhtu gSaA blds vfrfjDr oknh ,oa izfroknh la[;k&1 Hkh mifLFkr gSaA i{kdkjku us jkthukek ds rF; dks Lohdkj fd;k gSA fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk izfroknh la[;k&3] 4 ,oa 5 ¼cSad½ dh vksj ls jkthukek is'k ugha fd;s tkus ds dkj.k jkthukek rLnhd ugha fd;k x;k gSA pwafd cSad fgrc) i{kdkj ugha gS] vr% fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk izfroknh la[;k&3 ls 5 ¼cSad½ dh vksj ls jkthukek izLrqr ugha fd, tkus ds laca/k esa tks fu"d"kZ fn;k gS] mls vikLr fd;k tkrk gSA

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ifj.kker% ;kph dh vksj ls Hkkjrh; lafo/kku ds vuqPNsn 227 ds rgr izLrqr ;g fjV ;kfpdk vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj dh tkrh gS rFkk fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk vius vkns'k fnukad 11-09-2024 ,oa 04-11-2024 esa jkthukek

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ds fcUnq la[;k&7 ,oa 12 ds laca/k esa tks fu"d"kZ fn;k x;k gS] mls ;Fkkor j[kk tkrk gSA ;g Li"V fd;k tkrk gS fd jkthukek esa of.kZr fcUnq la[;k&7 ,oa 12 jkthukek ds Hkkx ugha le>s tkosaxsA izfroknh la[;k&3 ls 5 dh rjQ ls jkthukek is'k ugha djus ds dkj.k jkthukek rLnhd ugha djus ds fu"d"kZ dks vikLr fd;k tkrk gS rFkk fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks funsZ'k fn;k tkrk gS fd os i{kdkjku dh vksj ls izLrqr jkthukek dks fof/kuqlkj lR;kfir djrs gq, 15 fnol ds Hkhrj bl izdj.k dk fuLrkj.k djsaA

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dk;kZy; dks funsZf'kr fd;k tkrk gS fd bl vkns'k dh izfr fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks okLrs lwpukFkZ ,oa vko';d dk;Zokgh izsf"kr dh tkosA

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(VINOD KUMAR BHARWANI),J

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MANOJ ADWANI /32

Smt. Sunit Bhatia W/O Late Major Kulbhushan Bhatia v. Smt. Swaran Anand W/O Late Shri Satprakash Anand

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