Rajender Singh And ANR v. Sdm Revenue Assistant Mehrauli

$~8 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 14600/2025 RAJENDER SINGH AND ANR .....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Parvinder Chauhan, Senior Advocate with Mr.

Abhilash Vashisht, Mr. Neeraj Vats and Mr.

Phool Singh, Advocates.

versus SDM REVENUE ASSISTANT MEHRAULI .....Respondent Through:

Ms. Prabhsahay Kaur, Standing Counsel for DDA with Ms. Shashi Pratap Singh, Mr. Bir Inder Singh, Ms. Antara Mishra and Ms.

Anamika Tyagi, Advocates.

Mr. Manashwy Jha, Panel Counsel (Civil) for GNCTD.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN

O R D E R

% 08.10.2025 1.

By order dated 19.09.2025, it was directed as follows: "1. Issue notice. Mr. Manashwy Jha, learned counsel, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent - Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi ["GNCTD"].

2. The petitioners seek directions for demarcation of land admeasuring 15 Bigha & 18 Biswa falling in Khasra No. 6//14 min (0-10), 15 min (416), 16 min (4-16), 17 Min (0-10), 24 min (0-10) 25-min (4-16) situated in the revenue estate of Village Dera Mandi, Tehsil Mehrauli, Sub Division Mehrauli, New Delhi.

3. Mr. Jha submits that village in question has been urbanised by a notification dated 20.11.2019 under Section 507(a) of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, and, therefore, submits Delhi Development Authority ["DDA"] is a necessary party in the writ petition.

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4. At the request of Mr. Parvinder Chauhan, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners, DDA is added as respondent No. 2 to the writ petition.

5. Amended memo of parties be filed within two days.

6. Notice be issued to the DDA. Mr. Shashi Pratap Singh, learned counsel, who is present in Court, accepts notice on behalf of DDA. He submits that a similar case [W.P. (C) 12524/2025] is also pending before this Court and listed today in which the Court had directed the Chief Secretary, GNCTD, and Vice Chairman of DDA to see that the matter can be resolved pending decision of the Full Bench in Original Reference No. 1/2024. He submits that a meeting has been held on 10.09.2025 but the minutes of meeting are awaited.

7. DDA and GNCTD are directed to file affidavits in this petition within ten days.

8. List on 08.10.2025, in the category of "For Admission" matters." 2.

W.P.(C) 12524/2025, referred in the aforesaid order, has been disposed of today on the statement of learned counsel for Delhi Development Authority ["DDA"] and Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi ["GNCTD"], that the decision of this Court in Luv Nagpal & Anr. v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi [W.P.(C) 13567/2025, dated 03.09.2025] [hereinafter, "Luv Nagpal"], may be followed in that case also.

3.

The operative portion of Luv Nagpal reads 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 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 W.P.(C) 14600/2025 Page 2 of 3 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

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."

4.

Following the same course, the present writ petition is disposed of, with the direction that the demarcation exercise in respect of the petitioner's land bearing Khasra No. 6//14 min (0-10), 15 min (4-16), 16 min (4-16), 17 Min (0-10), 24 min (0-10) 25-min (4-16) situated in the revenue estate of Village Dera Mandi, Tehsil Mehrauii, Sub Division Mehrauli, New Delhi will be carried out through a third-party agency, in co-ordination with GNCTD and DDA, within a period of 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.

5.

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) 14600/2025 Page 3 of 3 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.