Quick Summary: The Delhi High Court turned down Arya Orphanage's request to reconsider a previous decision about a property dispute involving family inheritance and complicated legal details. The case deals with tricky issues of who inherits property and who owns it.
On December 18, 2025, the Delhi High Court, with Judges Anil Kshetrapal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, rejected a request from Arya Orphanage to look again at a decision made on August 29, 2025. The orphanage, led by its president, Sudhir Kumar Gupta, wanted to challenge an earlier decision about property rights and legal steps.
The case is about a property that originally belonged to Late Mr. Lala Narain Dass, who died in 1950. The property was passed on to his son, Mr. Krishan Dutta, after the death of his wife, Mrs. Karma Devi, in 1964. Mr. Krishan Dutta's granddaughter later went to court asking for legal recognition and rights to the property.
Arya Orphanage argued that changing a defendant to a plaintiff was not fair and that the lawsuit was not valid. They referred to the Indian Succession Act, 1925, saying that only a court could cancel a Letter of Administration, which had not happened.
"Only the court has the power to cancel a Letter of Administration," said Arya Orphanage's lawyer.
The court decided that just because a name is in the revenue records doesn't mean they own the property. The judges stressed the need for a complete trial to solve the complicated issues of who inherits and owns the property.
The court said:
"When dealing with complicated issues about inheritance, ownership, and competing claims, it's not wise to dismiss a party's case early on."
The court found that the arguments made by Arya Orphanage were not convincing and rejected their request to reconsider. The judges made it clear that earlier comments would not affect the final decision, allowing both sides to fully present their arguments in court.
