SURINDER SINGH vs DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 18th February, 2025 W.P.(C) 688/2014 SURINDER SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. B.P. Gupta & Mr. Rajesh Gupta, Advocates versus DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY .....Respondent Through: Ms. Mrinalini Sen, Advocate for DDA/R-1 (Through VC) Mr. Rajneesh Sharma, Ritank Kumar and Mr. Anil Pandey, Advocates for R-2 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. A very short point is involved in the present writ petition. 2. According to the petitioner, he was having land in Village Rajpur Khurd. By virtue of notifications issued under Land Acquisition Act, such land of the petitioner was acquired vide Award No. 22/1987-88. 3. The petitioner contends as per Large Scale Acquisition Development and Disposal of Land in Delhi, 1961, besides being entitled to compensation from the Land Acquisition Collector, he is also entitled to allotment of an alternative residential plot of land. 4. Petitioner, after receiving compensation from the Land Acquisition Collector, applied for such allotment of alternative residential plot. 5. Land & Building Department (respondent no. 2 herein) recommended 1988. 6. Petitioner, after the afo