VINAY KUMAR AGGARWAL vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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$~15 & 16 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + LPA 809/2024 VINAY KUMAR AGGARWAL .....Appellant Through: Mr. Ajay Kumar Tandon, Advocate Versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Manisha Agrawal Narain, CGSC for UOI. + LPA 813/2024 SHRI SUBHASH KUMAR JAIN & ANR. .....Appellants Through: Ms. Swati Aggarwal, Advocate. Versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Ritu Reniwal, SPG with Mr. Kamal Vashisht, GP for UOI % Date of Decision: 21.08.2025 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGEMENT TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J: (ORAL) 1. The present Letters Patent Appeals have been filed assailing the judgment dated 31.05.2024 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Impugned Judgment) passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) 6937/2013 and W.P.(C) 13812/2023 whereby the learned Single judge held that the properties bearing Municipal nos.1/12, 1/13 and 1/14, M.M. Road (now Rani Jhansi Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed LPA 809/2024 & connected matter Page 1 of 9 By:VINOD KUMAR Signing Date:28.08.2025 10:59:51 Road), Delhi are a single unit in the records of the Land & Development Office (hereinafter referred to as ‘respondent no.2/L&DO’) and the appellants were required to apply jointly for their conversion from leasehold to freehold as per the Master Plan and other rules and regulations. 2. The facts germane to the present appeals, shorn of unnecessary details and culled out from the writ petition, are as under:-: a) A perpetual lease deed dated 31.10.1931 was executed between the Secretary of State for India in Council (Lessor) and Banwari Lal Panna Lal Contractors (Lessee) in respect of the subject plot with effect from 12.01.1928. The plot was divided and one-third share was given to Lala Lakshmi Chand s/o Banwari