Rajesh Kumar & ANR. v. Dda & ANR.

$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 12524/2025 RAJESH KUMAR & ANR.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Abhimanyu Singh Khatri, Advocate.

versus DDA & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Ms. Prabhsahay Kaur, Standing Counsel for DDA with Ms. Shashi Pratap Singh, Mr. Bir Inder Singh, Ms. Antara Mishra, Ms. Aishwarya Bhatia and Ms. Anamika Tyagi, Advocates for R1/DDA.

Mr. Lalltaksh Joshi and Ms.

Ananya Sanjiv Saraogi, Advocates for GNCTD.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN

O R D E R

% 08.10.2025 1.

Further to order dated 19.09.2025, Mr. Lalltaksh Joshi, learned counsel for Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi ["GNCTD"], and Ms. Prabhsahay Kaur, learned Standing Counsel for Delhi Development Authority ["DDA"], state that this petition may also be disposed of in terms of the directions passed in Luv Nagpal & Anr. v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi [W.P.(C) 13567/2025, decided on 03.09.2025] [hereinafter, "Luv Nagpal"]. The operative portion of Luv Nagpal is as follows:

"4. The question of whether the revenue authorities or DDA retain jurisdiction to carry out demarcation after urbanisation remains pending before the Full Bench in Original Reference No. 1/2024. However, in order to resolve the petitioners' grievance while the matter remains pending, Ms. Takiar submits that, without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the parties in Original Reference No.1/2024, DDA will W.P.(C) 12524/2025 Page 1 of 2 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 10/10/2025 at 17:15:11

associate itself with the demarcation exercise. Mr. Joshi submits that in all such cases, even if the jurisdiction is with DDA, GNCTD provides necessary support and assistance in carrying out the demarcation proceedings. The demarcation, in any event, is carried out through a third-party agency.

5. Having regard to these submissions, and in order for the exercise of demarcation to be carried out expeditiously, even while the question of jurisdiction remains pending before the Full Bench, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction that DDA and GNCTD may coordinate to carry out the demarcation of the subject land in the presence of the petitioners or their representatives, within a period of four months from today. The expense for the same will be borne by the petitioners.

6. It is made clear that this exercise will be carried out without prejudice to the rights and contentions of DDA and GNCTD before the Full Bench, and also without prejudice to the rights and contentions of any third party."

2.

The petition is, therefore, disposed of, with the direction that the demarcation exercise in respect of the petitioner's land bearing Khasra No. 4111 (4-16), 2 (4-16), 3 (4-16), 8 (4-16), 9 (4-16), 10 (4-16), 11 (416), 12 (4-16), 13 (4-16), situated in the revenue estate of Village Lampur, Delhi will be carried out through a third-party agency, in coordination with GNCTD and DDA, within four months from today. The petitioners or their representatives will also be associated with the demarcation exercise, and the petitioners will bear the expense of the same.

3.

It is made clear that these directions are subject to any orders passed by the Full Bench in Original Reference No. 1/2024. It is also made clear that this order is passed without prejudice to the rights and contentions of GNCTD and DDA in the said reference. PRATEEK JALAN, J OCTOBER 8, 2025/UK/AD/ W.P.(C) 12524/2025 Page 2 of 2 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 10/10/2025 at 17:15:11