RAM KISHAN vs DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

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$~52 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + LPA 265/2025, CM APPL. 23571/2025 RAM KISHAN .....Appellant Through: Mr. Sultan Choudhary, Advocate versus DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY .....Respondent Through: Ms. Prabhsahay Kaur, Standing Counsel with Mr. Birinder Singh and Ms. Sana Praveen, Advocates for DDA. Date of Decision: 23rd April, 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGEMENT TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J: (ORAL) 1. The present letters patent appeal has been filed by the appellant assailing the judgment dated 03.02.2025 (hereinafter referred as “impugned judgment”) passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) No. 7563/2023 titled as “Shri Ram Kishan vs. Delhi Development Authority”, whereby the learned Single Judge dismissed the underlying writ petition of the appellant for being non-maintainable. 2. The appellant claims to be the owner and bhumidhar of the lands situated in Khewat No.8 and 12, measuring approximately 1 bigha 1 biswa and 1 bigha, respectively, in the revenue estate of Village Chak Chilla, District South-East, Defence Colony, Delhi, which falls on the north-eastern bank of the Yamuna River (hereinafter referred as “subject lands”). Signature Not Verified LPA 265/2025 Page 1 of 5 Digitally Signed By:VINOD KUMAR Signing Date:28.04.2025 15:19:27 3. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the subject lands were acquired by the respondent/Delhi Development Authority (hereinafter referred as “DDA”) under Award No.22/92-93 dated 13.06.1992 for the purpose of the planned development of Delhi. He submits that the possession of the subject lands were recorded by the DDA on 31.10.1997, however, the physical possession of the subject lands was never taken by the respondent. Although, the possession proceedings dated 31