IN THE COURT OF Name of judge, CIVIL JUDGE, TIS HAZARI COURTS, DELHI
SUIT NO. Suit number/Year of suit
IN THE MATTER OF:
Plaintiffs' names: PLAINTIFFS
VERSUS
Defendants' names: DEFENDANTS
N.D. OH: X.X.Judge's initials
REPLY ON BEHALF OF THE PLAINTIFFS TO THE APPLICATION FILED BY DEFENDANT NO. 1 UNDER ORDER 7 RULE 11 C.P.C.
PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS:
1.That the present application is not maintainable in its present form.
2.That the present application is not maintainable as Defendant No. 1 has suppressed the relevant and material facts. He is guilty of suppression of true facts and has not approached the Hon'ble Court with clean hands.
3.That the present application is not maintainable as Defendant No. 1 has deliberately filed a false application which is wholly misconceived.
4.That the present application is not maintainable as Defendant No. 1, along with the other defendants, visited the house of the plaintiffs on Date of defendants' visit to plaintiffs' house. The defendants informed the plaintiffs that Name of partner was a partner along with eight other persons in the firm Name of partnership firm, having its head office at Firm's head office address, and they also handed over to the plaintiffs a photocopy of the partnership deed dated Date of partnership deed.Month of partnership deed.Year of partnership deed, in which Name of partner mentioned in deed was shown as one of the partners. Thereafter, the defendants further stated that the said firm Name of the firm had acquired some land at Location of land acquired by firm.
REPLY ON MERITS:
1.That the contents of Para 1 of the application are denied.
2.That the contents of Para 2 of the application are absolutely wrong and are specifically denied. The plaintiffs are, however, prepared to pay the requisite court fee, if any deficiency is found, and as may be directed by the Hon'ble Court. It is relevant to place on record that, as per Section 23 of the Hindu Succession Act, possession cannot be demanded by the plaintiff except at the time of division of the property among the male heirs, and as such only a declaration has been sought. The plaintiffs are prepared to pay the court fee at the time of delivery of possession, if so directed by the Hon'ble Court.
3.That the contents of Para 3 of the application are absolutely wrong, false, frivolous and baseless and are specifically denied. It is relevant to place on record that at the time of division of the property the plaintiffs shall have the right of possession of their respective shares, and since a share has been claimed by one of the male members, the plaintiffs are also entitled to claim their shares, the same being deferred shares as per Section 3 of the Hindu Succession Act.
4.That the contents of Para 4 of the application are specifically denied. It is relevant to place on record that the share of the plaintiffs is an undivided share and may be quantified at the time of partition, and as may be decided at the time of the actual division of the property.
5.That the contents of Para 5 of the application are absolutely wrong and are denied.
PRAYER
The prayer made in the application is absolutely and specifically denied. The applicant is not entitled to any relief against the answering plaintiffs, and the application is liable to be dismissed with exemplary costs, in the interest of justice.
It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to dismiss the application of Defendant No. 1 under Order 7 Rule 11 C.P.C., together with exemplary costs, in the interest of justice.
DEFENDANT NO. 3