HARIT NURSERIES WELFARE ASSOCIATION (REGD.) AND ANR vs DELHI DEVELOPEMENT AUTHORITY AND ORS.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on : 06 February 2025 Judgment pronounced on : 28 February 2025 W.P.(C) 2687/2020 & & CM APPL. 9344/2020 HARIT NURSERIES WELFARE ASSOCIATION (REGD.) & ANR. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajiv Kumar, Adv. versus DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Prabhsahay Kaur SC with Ms. Kritika Gupta and Mr. Bir Inder Singh Gurm, Advs. with Mr. Pankaj Gunawat, Dy. Director. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DHARMESH SHARMA JUDGMENT 1. The petitioners invoke the extra-ordinary jurisdiction of this Court by instituting the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, by seeking the following reliefs against the respondents herein: “A. Direct the Respondent No.1 to allow the horticulturists to continue their profession at the same place uninterrupted. B. Direct the respondents to present a Rehabilitation Plan before this hon’ble Court, if they are determined to uproot the petitioners. C. Direct the respondents to consider allotting the same land to the nursery owners/ horticulturists even on lease on reasonable rates. 2. Shorn of unnecessary details, the petitioner No.1 is a registered