Sushma Minocha v. Suresh Minocha

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13.11.2017

¶1The petitioner, invoking Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeks transfer of a suit which was pending before this Court as CS(OS) No.2815/2014 titled "Smt. Sushma Minocha Vs. Shri Suresh Minocha" and which on enhancement in minimum pecuniary jurisdiction of this Court has been transferred and is stated to be now pending in the Court of Sh. Gurvinder Pal Singh, Additional District Judge (ADJ), Saket Courts, New Delhi, to this Court for being tried along with CS(OS) No.1476/2014 of this Court.

¶2Notice of the petition was ordered to be issued and though is reported to be served and the counsel for the respondent appeared thereafter but none appears for the respondent today.

¶3The respondent is proceeded against ex-parte.

¶4The counsel for the petitioner has contended that transfer is sought because the case of the respondent in the plaint in CS(OS) No.1476/2014 of this Court is the same as in the written statement of the respondent in the suit pending in the District Court.

¶5However, the counsel for the petitioner, on enquiry, as to what is the TR.P.(C.) 133/2016

nature of the two suits, states that she does not know the same.

¶6Copies of the plaints in the two suits filed along with this petition have been perused. On perusal of the plaints, it seems that it not in the interest of the petitioner to seek transfer, inasmuch as the transfer will delay recovery of possession sought by the petitioner in her suit and which is pending before the ADJ.

¶7I have enquired from the counsel for the petitioner, whether not the petitioner, by seeking transfer, is doing what is in the interest of the respondent.

¶8The counsel for the petitioner, who does not even know what the suits are for, cannot be expected to reply.

¶9Be that as it may, the petition is allowed.

¶10It is made clear that transfer of the suit in this Court would not obviate the need, if any, of the petitioner to pay appropriate court fees as due on her suit.

¶11The suit titled "Smt. Sushma Minocha Vs. Shri Suresh Minocha" of the Court of Sh. Gurvinder Pal Singh, ADJ, Saket Courts, New Delhi is ordered to be transferred to this Court to be tried along with CS(OS) No.1476/2014 of this Court.

¶12The Transferor Court to forthwith physically transfer the file.

¶13The parties to appear in the transferred suit before this Court on 12th February, 2018.

¶14The petition is disposed of.

RAJIV SAHAI ENDLAW, J. NOVEMBER 13, 2017/bs.. TR.P.(C.) 133/2016

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + TR.P.(C.) 133/2016 SUSHMA MINOCHA ..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Shivangi Singh, Adv. Versus SURESH MINOCHA ..... Respondent Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV SAHAI ENDLAW