FARIDA JAIN vs DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 23rd January, 2025 + W.P.(C) 3690/2011 FARIDA JAIN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Devanand Ray, Advocate versus DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY .....Respondent Through: Ms. Shobhana Takiar, Standing Counsel for DDA with Mr. Kuljeet Singh, Advocate CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. The petitioner contends that a flat bearing No. 50, Sector-A6, Pocket- 1, Group-2, Narela, Delhi was, initially, allotted in the name of her mother Mrs. Shahjehan Khan. 2. The entire payment, as sought by DDA with respect to the aforesaid allotment, had been made to DDA by her mother. 3. Her mother, during her lifetime, executed a registered Will on 11.10.1999 in favour of her daughter i.e. petitioner herein. 4. Mrs. Shahjehan Khan, unfortunately, expired on 16.10.2005 and after her death, petitioner applied for mutation of the flat in her name. 5. According to petitioner, the flat was, thereafter required to be mutated in her favour and that there was no impediment in mutating the aforesaid flat in her favour. 6. Her grievance is that such mutation has yet not been done and also Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 3690/2011 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:31.01.2025 10:43:03 that the possession of the flat in question has not been handed over to her. 7. Unfortunately, this happens to be a third round of litigation, for the petitioner. 8. Petitioner had, earlier, filed writ petitions on two previous occasions. 9. First writ petition was registered as W.P. (C) No. 3406/2010 and the second writ petition was registered as W.P. (C) No. 5337/2010. 10. First writ petition i.e. W.P. (C) No. 3406/2010 was disposed of by this Court way back on 04.06.2010. The petitioner, in said writ petition also, w