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Order 9 · 18 Feb 2026 · CNR DLET010038262024
Order Details: COPY OF ORDER Pdf Text: 19 CS 360/24 Chander Bhan Vs. Lalit Kumar 18.02.2026 Present : Ms. Jyoti Gulati, Ld. Counsel for the plaintiff. Sh. Rahul Mishra, Ld. Counsel for the defendants. PW-1 Sh. Chander Bhan has been further cross-examined and is discharged. At the time of cross-examination of PW-1, witness No. 2, namely Ms. Santosh, as mentioned in the list of witnesses, was present in Court. Learned counsel for the defendants informed the Court that Ms. Santosh was present and requested that she be directed to leave the Court room. Accordingly, the Court directed Ms. Santosh to sit outside the Court room. At that stage, PW-1/plaintiff No. 1 (son of plaintiff No. 2) submitted that they would not examine Ms. Santosh as a witness. Ms. Santosh did not leave the Court room and remained present during the cross- examination of PW-1. Upon completion of cross-examination of PW-1, the Court enquired about the remaining witnesses to be examined on behalf of the plaintiffs. It was submitted that five more witnesses remain to be examined. The Court observed that at the commencement of the cross- examination of PW-1, it had been submitted on behalf of the plaintiffs that Ms. Santosh, cited at Serial No. 2 in the list of witnesses, would not be examined. In view of the said submission, the Court sought clarification as to how five more witnesses are stated to remain to be examined on behalf of the plaintiffs, when the total number of witnesses mentioned in the list of witnesses is six. Learned counsel for the plaintiffs reiterated that Ms. Santosh would not be examined. At that stage, learned counsel for the defendants pointed out that -- 1 of 2 -- another witness, Ms. Vishakha Singh, cited at Serial No. 3 in the list of witnesses, was also present in Court during the entire cross-examination of PW- 1 and submitted that she is a witness to the same facts of the case. In response, learned counsel for the plaintiffs submitted that they would also not examine Ms. Vishakha Singh. At this stage, learned counsel for the plaintiffs requested that summons be issued to the witnesses mentioned at Serial Nos. 4 and 5 in the list of witnesses dated 03.06.2025. It was further submitted that witness No. 6, as mentioned in the list of witnesses, shall be produced by the plaintiffs at their own responsibility. Let summons be issued to the witnesses mentioned at Serial Nos. 4 and 5 of the list of witnesses on filing of process fee. Put up for PE on 21.04.2026. (Vikas Garg) DJ-05/East/KKD Delhi/18.02.2026 -- 2 of 2 --