Bhargava & Associates Pvt. Ltd. & ORS v. Union Of India & ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 5752/2015 BHARGAVA & ASSOCIATES PVT. LTD. & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Mrinal Agarwal, Mr. Kshitiz Karjee, Mr. Surya Kant and Mr. G.S.

Kwatra, Avdocates.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS ..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Yeeshu Jain and Ms. Jyoti Tyagi, Advocates for LAC/L&B.

Mr. Arjun Pant, Advocate for DDA.

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.MURALIDHAR JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA

O R D E R

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1. The prayers in the present petition read as under: "i) To issue appropriate writ, order or direction declaring the acquisition process as having lapsed;

ii) To quash the entire acquisition proceeding and the subsequent declaration under Section 6 of the Act of 1894; and iii) To release the lands property of the petitioners admeasuring 3065 Sq. Yards out of 3563 sq. Yards identified as House No.891-C,Ward No.

VIII in the records of Municipal Corporation of Delhi situated in Lal Dora area of village Mehrauli, bearing Khasra No. 1151/3 min ( new), old 1665, New Delhi in Revenue Estate of Village Mehrauli, New Delhi from acquisition;

iv) Pass such other or further orders which this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper in view of the facts and the circumstances narrated herein above."

2. It is pointed out in the counter affidavit filed by the DDA that the award in question was passed on 17th February 2017 i.e. within five years from the date of coming into force of the 2013 Act. The question therefore of granting the relief prayed for does not arise.

3. The petition is dismissed.

S. MURALIDHAR, J.

SANJEEV NARULA, J.

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