Quick Summary: On November 27, 2025, the Delhi High Court, led by Justice Girish Kathpalia, agreed with a previous decision that allowed important papers to be submitted late in a property disagreement between Kanchan Saini and another person, and Shiv Kumar. These papers were key to proving who owned the property.
The case started when Kanchan Saini and another person disagreed with a decision from August 19, 2025. This decision let Shiv Kumar, the other person involved, hand in important papers about a property. These papers included a property transfer document and city tax receipts, made in September and October 2023.
The papers weren't available when the case was first started on September 28, 2021, or when the main issues were discussed on October 20, 2022. During questioning, Shiv Kumar was asked why he hadn’t shown the ownership papers. He answered:
"It is correct. Vol. I have all the documents in order to prove my ownership in the suit property."
This made it necessary to hand in the papers to avoid doubts about his ownership claim.
Kanchan Saini and the other person argued that Shiv Kumar waited too long to hand in the papers without a good reason. They thought the papers should have been given right after they were made in 2023, instead of waiting until November 2024.
Justice Girish Kathpalia found nothing wrong with the earlier court's decision to accept the late papers. He pointed out that the need to submit them came from the questions asked by Kanchan Saini and the other person during questioning. The court rejected the complaint against the decision, keeping the choice to accept the papers.
The court decided that it was okay for Shiv Kumar to submit the papers late because the need arose during the questioning. The decision shows how important it is to have all necessary papers ready in legal cases and how questioning can affect the outcome.
