Joginder Singh Sethi v. R O Siddiqui

$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CONT.CAS(C) 471/2017 JOGINDER SINGH SETHI ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr. G.S. Raghav and Mr. Dashrath Raghav, Advocates.

versus R O SIDDIQUI ..... Respondent Through:

Mr. Dhanesh Relan, Ms. Akshita Manocha and Ms. Kajri Gupta, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. RAVINDRA BHAT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A. K. CHAWLA

O R D E R

% 10.01.2018 CM APPL. 24028/2017 (for exemption) Allowed, subject to just exceptions.

CONT.CAS(C) 471/2017 The respondent-Mr. R.O. Siddqui, Superintendant Engineer of the Delhi Development Authority is present in the Court. He states that the property in question was demolished inadvertently without awareness of the order of the Court dated 07.04.2016 passed in W.P.(C) 2307/2016. The Court had then directed maintenance of status quo with regard to the nature, title and possession of the subject land.

CONT.CAS(C) 471/2017

In this case, despite the order, the demolition of the building and construction upon the land i.e. Khasra No.389 (measuring 4235 sq. yds), being part of 11 Bigha situated in the revenue estate of village Malikpur chhavni, Delhi, was made on 07.04.2016. Having regard to the statement and the apology tendered by the respondent-Mr. R.O. Siddiqui, Superintendant Engineer, DDA, the Court is of the opinion that no further action needs to be taken. It is however open to the petitioner to seek consequential or other residuary orders, in the event, financial relief is granted in the pending writ petition (W.P.(C) 2307/2016), in which the claim that the lands are no longer subject to acquisition, has been asserted. The contempt petition is disposed of in the above terms. S. RAVINDRA BHAT, J A. K. CHAWLA, J JANUARY 10, 2018 nn CONT.CAS(C) 471/2017