PARDEEP KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~152 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 21st January, 2025 + W.P.(C) 739/2025 & CM APPL. 3652/2025 & CM APPL. 3653/2025 PARDEEP KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Alok Kumar Pandey and Mr. Mohit Kumar, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Syed Abdul Haseeb, CGSC for R-1/UOI. Mr. Tushar Sannu, Advocate for R- 2/DDA. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Present petition seeks directions to the respondents for mutation of the suit property in their favour and conversion of the property from leasehold to freehold, subject to the payment as per the Gadgil Assurance Scheme or, in alternate, to provide an alternative accommodation in terms of the above said Scheme. 2. Learned counsel for respondent DDA, who appears on advance notice, on instructions, submits that they would have no reservation if the present writ petition is directed to be treated as a representation. It is assured that before deciding the representation, the petitioners would be Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 739/2025 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:24.01.2025 10:14:18 given an opportunity of personal hearing and the concerned competent Authority would dispose of the same, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that he has no objection to the above said proposal. 4. In view of the above, the petition is disposed of with direction that the respondent Authority i.e. DDA shall consider the present writ petition as a representation and would dispose of the same by way of a speaking and reasoned order within a period of twelve weeks from today. The petitioners would also be given an opportunity of personal hearing. 5. Needless to emphasize, if the pet