PANKAJ GUPTA vs LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR (NORTH) & ORS

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 03rd December, 2025 Pronounced on: 18th December, 2025 Uploaded on: 18th December, 2025 + W.P.(C) 1979/2016 PANKAJ GUPTA, S/O SH. LAL CHAND GUPTA R/O 115-D, KAMLA NAGAR DELHI .....PETITIONER Through: Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Kakkar, Mr.Prateek Kumar & Ms. Aadya Ungal, Advocates versus 1. LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR (NORTH) ALI PUR NARELA, DELHI. .....RESPONDENT NO.1 2. DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, TO BE SERVED THROUGH ITS VICE CHAIRMAN VIKAS SADAN INA, NEW DELHI. .....RESPONDENT NO.2 Through: Mr. Rajneesh Sharma, Advocate for Respondent No.1 Ms. Manika Tripathy, Standing Counsel with Mr. Ashutosh Kaushik, Advocate for Respondent No.2 Signature Not Verified Signed By:ALKA BOBAL W.P.(C) No. 1979/2016 Page 1 of 11 Signing Date:18.12.2025 18:15:08 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL JUDGMENT NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE, J. 1. In respect of the land comprising Khasra No. 87/14 (3-11) and Khasra No.87/17 (4-16), the ownership of which is claimed to be vested in the petitioner, a declaration is sought from this Court that the acquisition proceedings have lapsed, as neither the possession has been taken nor compensation is paid in view of provisions of Sub-section 2 of Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act of 2013 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act of 2013’). 2. The petition is taken up pursuant to the order of remand passed by the Apex Court in Special Leave Petition (C) No.6534 of 2020 titled as Delhi Development Authority Vs. Pankaj Gupta & Anr. decided on 28th July, 2022, wherein the Apex Court was of the view that the High Court must consider and record findings on the following points: a. The submissions o