OCEAN PLASTICS AND FIBERS P LIMITED vs DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND ANR

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$~4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + Date of Decision: 27th January, 2025 % LPA 40/2025 & CM APPL. 2695/2025 OCEAN PLASTICS AND FIBERS P LIMITED .....Appellant Through: Mr. Anshuman Ashok and Mr. Nitin Gaur, Advocates. versus DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND ANR.....Respondents Through: Ms. Prabhsahay Kaur, Standing Counsel with Ms. Palak Mathur, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ (ORAL) 1. Heard Mr. Anshuman Ashok, the learned counsel representing the appellant and Ms. Prabhsahay Kaur, the learned counsel representing the Delhi Development Authority (hereafter ‘DDA’). 2. This Letters Patent Appeal questions the validity of the judgment dated 19th November, 2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) No.176/2020 whereby the prayer made in the writ petition by the appellant/petitioner was not acceded to and the writ petition was dismissed. 3. It has been argued on behalf of the learned counsel for the appellant that in terms of the policy for restoration of determined leases though the appellant/petitioner was entitled to be given the benefits of the said policy however, the DDA has wrongly denied the said benefits. It has also been argued that it is not only that the appellant/petitioner has wrongly been LPA.40/2025 Page 1 of 4 Signature Not Verified Digiltally Signed By:SREERAM L Signing Date:06.02.2025 11:07:54 denied the benefits of the policy, but such denial amounts to discriminatory treatment meted out to the appellant/petitioner inasmuch as the only reason assigned by the DDA not to permit restoration of the lease of the appellant/petitioner is that the possession of the land on determination of the lease was taken over by the DDA, however, in cases where those leases were d