GOVT. OF NCT DELHI AND ANR. vs REJESH KUMAR BHARDWAJ

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$~113 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 13th February, 2025 Date of Decision: 28th February, 2025 + W.P.(C) 568/2019, CM APPLs. 2563/2019 & 10550/2023 GOVT. OF NCT DELHI AND ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, Standing Counsel with Mr. N. K. Singh, Ms. Laavanya Kaushik, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advocates versus RAJESH KUMAR BHARDWAJ .....Respondent Through: Mr. Naresh Kaushik, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Anand Singh and Mr. Shantanu Shukla, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT % AJAY DIGPAUL, J. 1. The relevant facts that emerged from the pleadings are as follows: The dispute arose from a land demarcation issue in Village Bhati, New Delhi. On 31.05.2013, one Satbir Singh Tanwar filed an application before the office of K.P. Suhag, the then Sub-Divisional Magistrate/Revenue Assistant (SDM/RA), Saket, asserting his bona fide ownership over a plot of land bearing Khasra no. 40, situated in Village Bhati, New Delhi. In his application, he stated that Signature Not Verified Signed By:MEENU W.P.(C) 568/2019 Page 1 of 12 KALRA Signing Date:01.03.2025 12:59:41 demarcation was conducted on 09.12.2012 under the orders of SDM (Hauz Khas) through TSM by M/s Dhyani Consultants Inc. This revealed an additional 75.224 square meters of land as part of Khasra no. 40. Based on this report, he requested permission to enclose the said land within the boundary wall of his property. 2. Thereafter, a report was sought from the field staff/Halqua Patwari regarding the land status. On 03.06.2013, the field staff submitted a report which formed the basis of the decision made vide order no. 145 dated 04.06.2013 by the then SDM/RA (Saket), who granted permission to Satbir Singh Tanwar to include