SURINDER SINGH vs DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

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$~3 * 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 Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 688/2014 1 Digitally Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:21.02.2025 11:33:31 such allotment by sending a communication to DDA on 15.06.1988. 6. Petitioner, after the aforesaid communication, has been visiting the office of respondents, time and again, but the matter has been kept in abeyance, by citing one excuse or the other. 7. According to petitioner, the validity of award passed under Section 6 of Land Acquisition Act, with respect to the aforesaid acquisition, has already attained finality and, therefore, there is no impediment in allotting an alternative plot of land and since