Late Shri Ram Singh Through Lrs Smt Savitri Devi v. Union Of India And ANR
$~27 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 221/2025 LATE SHRI RAM SINGH THROUGH LRS SMT SAVITRI DEVI .....Petitioner Through:
Mr. A. K. Mishra, Mr. Sudhanshu Dwivedi, Mr. Arpit Mishra and Mr.
Anik Srivastav, Advocates versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANR .....Respondents Through:
None.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA DHARI SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTA
O R D E R
% 10.01.2025 CRL.M.A. 1083/2025 (For exemption) 1.
Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
2.
Application stands disposed of.
W.P.(C) 221/2025 3.
The instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed on behalf of the petitioner for seeking the following reliefs: "a) Allow the present Writ Petition and direct the Respondent No.1, Land Acquisition Collector, District South Delhi to release the compensation amount for Khasra No.191 situated at Okhla Village, and also enhance the compensation considering all the civic amenities & facilities i.e. roads, School, hospitals etc. were available in the close vicinity of the acquired land, at the earliest, in the interest of justice. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
b) Direct the respondent to pay the interest on compensation amount from the date of Award till the date of releasing the compensation amount.
Any other order or relief which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper be pleased to pass in favour of the Petitioner and against the Respondents in the interest and furtherance of justice."
4.
After some length of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, does not wish to press the instant writ petition and seeks an innocuous prayer that either the instant petition may be treated as representation or he may be allowed to file a fresh application/representation before the competent authority and the said authority may be directed to decide the application dated 21st January, 2021 for the release of the compensation amount. The said application is appended as Annexure P-3 to the instant petition. It is further prayed that he may be granted liberty to file appropriate representation/application before the concerned authority within two weeks for expeditious disposal of his case.
5.
None appeared on behalf of the respondents on advance notice. 6.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the material placed on record.
7.
In view of the innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioner, learned counsel for the petitioner is granted liberty as prayed for with the direction to file an appropriate representation/application along with the copy of this order before the Land Acquisition Collector, DM Office Road, National Park, Old Gargi College Building, Lajpat Nagar-4, New Delhi110024, within two weeks. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
8.
Upon the receipt of the instant writ petition as well as the said application, the competent authority is directed to give an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and thereafter, pass a detailed and reasoned order in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within eight weeks and the competent authority is directed to treat the instant petition as a representation.
9.
Accordingly, the instant petition along with pending applications, if any, is disposed of with the aforesaid directions. CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTA, J JANUARY 10, 2025 Rk/mk Click here to check corrigendum, if any The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.