MR DEEPAK DUGGAL vs DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

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$~102 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Delivered on: 12.08.2025 + W.P.(C) 15107/2024 and CM 48961/2025 MR DEEPAK DUGGAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Mohit Chaudhary, Mr. Kunal Sachdeva, Ms. Katyayani Vajpayee and Ms. Meghna, Advocates. Versus DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY .....Respondent Through: Mr. G.S. Oberoi, ASC with Mr. J.S. Oberoi, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN JUDGMENT VIKAS MAHAJAN, J (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to respondent/DDA to process the mutation application of the petitioner preferred on 01.03.2016 in respect of property bearing no. A-31/4, Rewari Line Industrial Area, Mayapuri, Phase-I, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the ‘property’) in favour of petitioner in a time bound manner. Further, prayer has been made seeking direction to respondent/DDA to process the application for conversion of the property from leasehold to freehold as applied on 01.03.2016. 2. The undisputed facts of the case set out in the present petition are that petitioner’s father namely Sh. Kuldeep Rai Duggal [hereinafter the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:DEEPAK SINGH W.P.(C) 15107/2024 Page 1 of 6 Signing Date:13.08.2025 17:50:38 ‘allottee’] was allotted the property by respondent/DDA on leasehold basis vide perpetual lease deed on 25.09.1968. 3. Subsequently, vide letter dated 21.06.1971, the DDA appears to have cancelled the lease alleging that allottee had executed a sub-lease agreement in favour of Syndicate Bank. 4. The allottee, namely, Kuldeep Rai Duggal had filed a civil suit challenging the cancellation and seeking declaration to the effect that cancellation of the lease was ultra vires and against the law. Further, relief of perpetual injunction was also sough