Govinder Singh vs Tejinder Singh & Ors

ik-122711228 Delhi High Court 19 December 2025 • 23 min read

Judges (2)

Anil Kshetarpal Delivered Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar Coram

Counsel (11)

Aadhyaa Khanna Counsel Respondent Aditya Sharma Counsel Respondent Gaurav Gupta Counsel Appellant Giriraj Subramanium Counsel Respondent J. S. Lamba Counsel Respondent Jaisal Baath Counsel Respondent Rohan Poddar Counsel Appellant Rupal Gupta Counsel Appellant Shyel Trehan Counsel Appellant Simarpal Singh Sawhney Counsel Respondent Vidhi Jain Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Govinder Singh Appellant Tejinder Singh Respondent

Case Significance

Govinder Singh vs Tejinder Singh & Ors is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 19, 2025 (citation: ik-122711228). The appellant challenged a judgment declaring the respondents as owners of a 3/4th share in a property at 3, Sardar Patel Marg, New Delhi, based on a Protocol dated 23.10.1987 and Memorandum of Family Settlement dated 15.09.1988. The court held that the family settlement documents constituted a valid and binding arrangement, Section 34 of the Specific Relief Act does not bar a declaration based on unregistered documents, and the Section 31 FERA argument lacked substance. The appeal was dismis The bench comprised Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar. The judgment was delivered by Justice Anil Kshetarpal.

Summary

The appellant challenged a judgment declaring the respondents as owners of a 3/4th share in a property at 3, Sardar Patel Marg, New Delhi, based on a Protocol dated 23.10.1987 and Memorandum of Family Settlement dated 15.09.1988. The court held that the family settlement documents constituted a valid and binding arrangement, Section 34 of the Specific Relief Act does not bar a declaration based on unregistered documents, and the Section 31 FERA argument lacked substance. The appeal was dismissed and the judgment of the learned Single Judge was affirmed.

What was the outcome of Govinder Singh vs Tejinder Singh & Ors?

The appellant challenged a judgment declaring the respondents as owners of a 3/4th share in a property at 3, Sardar Patel Marg, New Delhi, based on a Protocol dated 23.10.1987 and Memorandum of Family...

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