High Court of DelhiW.P.(C)/3710/2018

Azad Wati v. Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi And ORS.

2019-01-30Hon'Ble Dr. Justice S.Muralidhar,Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Narula2 pages

$~47 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 3710/2018 AZAD WATI ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr. Lalit Kumar Rawal, Mr. Aman Mehrotra & Mr. Prabhu Giri, Advocates versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS.

..... Respondents Through:

Ms. Astha Tyagi, Advocate for Respondent/LAC/ L & B Mr. Sanjeev Sagar, Standing counsel with Ms.Nazia Parveen & Mr. Aman Bansal, Advocates for Respondent/DDA

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.MURALIDHAR JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA

O R D E R

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1. The prayers in the petition read as under: "a) Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other suitable writ, order or direction in the like nature thereby directing the respondents to pay suitable compensation in respect of acquired land of bearing Khasra No.l etc./94/2 min 06-19) , l etc./128 (01-02), 1 etc./141min (01-18) total land measuring 09 Bigha 19 Biswas . The petitioner is having l/6th share i.e. 01 Bigha 13 biswas Situated in the Revenue Estate of Village Ziauddinpur, Shahdra, Delhi- arising out of Award No.l954 dated 24/10/1967 . In view of the provisions of Section 24(2) of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act,2013.

(b) To pay all benefits/alternative plots/ industrial plot/DDA flat etc. admissible under the law in view of the provisions of Right to Fair

Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013."

2. The narration in the petition reveals that notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 („LAA‟) was issued on 1st August, 1966, followed by declaration under Section 6 of the LAA on 26th March, 1958. The impugned Award No.1954 was passed on 27th February 1967. There is no explanation in the petition for the inordinate delay in approaching the Court for relief.

3. This Court has in a series of orders following the judgment of the Supreme Court in Mahavir v. Union of India (2018) 3 SCC 588 dismissed similar matters on account of delay and laches.

4. In that view of the matter, learned counsel for the Petitioner seeks liberty to withdraw this petition with liberty to file a fresh petition giving a proper explanation for inordinate delay in the Petitioner approaching the Court for relief.

5. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty prayed for. S. MURALIDHAR, J.

SANJEEV NARULA, J.

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