(1.) Radhey Mohan Mehta and Usha Rani Mehta had three children, namely Aroon Mehta (Respondent 1), Karan Mehta and Kiran Kalra (Respondent 2). Dhruv Mehta (the petitioner) was the son of Karan Mehta and his wife Benu Mehta. The family tree, therefore, looks like this:
(2.) The petitioner Dhruv Mehta and his mother Benu Mehta instituted CS DJ 2143/2006 (later renumbered CS DJ 113/2016) against Usha Rani Mehta, Respondent 1 Aroon Mehta and Respondent 2 Kiran Kalra. The suit sought partition of property bearing A-377, Defence Colony, New Delhi ("the suit property"). The suit property consisted of ground floor, first floor and second floor.
(3.) Cross objections were filed in the said suit by Kiran Kalra, which were registered as CS DJ 9758/2016.