Sunita & ORS v. Union Of India & ORS

$~57 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 1611/2018 SUNITA & ORS ..... Petitioners Through Mr. Arun Kumar Kaushik, Advocate versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

..... Respondents Through Mr. M.K.Singh, Advocate for Respondent/DDA Mr. S. Nagarajan, Advocate for Respondents No.3 & 4 Mr. Yeeshu Jain & Ms. Jyoti Tyagi, Advocates for Respondent/LAC/ L & B

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.MURALIDHAR JUSTICE TALWANT SINGH

O R D E R

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1. The present petition seeks a declaration to the effect that land acquisition proceedings in respect of land admeasuring "1/2 joint share in Khasra No. 42/19/1(01-02), situated in the revenue estate of Village Poothkalan, District North West, Delhi" stand lapsed. Notice under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 („LAA‟) was issued on 11th December 1981. Thereafter, declaration under Section 6 of the LAA was issued on 11th April 1984. The final impugned Award No.20/1985-86 was passed by the Respondent on 11th November 1985.

2. No explanation is given for the inordinate delay in the Petitioner

approaching this Court for relief, with respect to an Award that was passed way back in 1985.

3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner seeks leave to withdraw this petition with liberty to file a proper petition explaining the inordinate delay in approaching the Court for relief.

4. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. The interim order passed on 20th February 2018 and confirmed on 7th May 2018 is hereby vacated. The points urged in the counter affidavit of the DDA are permitted to be raised at the appropriate stage.

S. MURALIDHAR, J.

TALWANT SINGH, J.

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