Delhi Development Authority vs. Om Prakash

(For Judgment)

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

CIVIL APPEAL No. 424/2023

The Secretary, Land & Building Department Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors. Appellant(s)

VERSUS

Om Prakash (Dead) Through LRs. AND ORS. Respondent(s)

([ HEARD BY : HON. M.R. SHAH AND HON. HIMA KOHLI, JJ. ]

WITH

Civil Appeal No(s). 423/2023

Date : 20-01-2023 These appeals were called on for pronouncement of judgment today.

For Parties Ms. Sujeeta Srivastava, AOR Ms. Manika Tripathy, AOR Mr. Ishaan Sharma, Adv. Mr. Ashutosh Kaushik, Adv. Mr. manish Vashist, Adv. Ms. Supriya Juneja, AOR Mr. Nitin Mishra, AOR Mr. Ishaan Sharma, Adv.

Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah has pronounced the reportable judgment of the Bench comprising His Lordship and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Hima Kohli.

The operative portion of the reportable judgment reads as under -

"The impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court in Writ Petition (C) No. 5664/2014 declaring that the acquisition with respect to the lands in question is deemed to have lapsed, is hereby quashed and set aside. Civil Appeal preferred by the Land and Building Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi accordingly stands allowed. No costs.

Contd…

In view of the order passed in Civil Appeal preferred by the Land and Building Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, allowing the said appeal and quashing and setting aside the judgment and order passed by the High Court in Writ Petition (C) No. 5664/2014 as above, no further order is required to be passed in Civil Appeal preferred by the Delhi Development Authority which stands disposed of in terms of the present order.

Pending application, if any, also stands disposed of."

(NEETU SACHDEVA) (NISHA TRIPATHI) ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

(signed reportable judgment is placed on the file)