SHAMSHER SINGH RANA vs GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR

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$~4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 30.01.2025 + W.P.(C) 8664/2021 CM APPL. 26860/2021 SHAMSHER SINGH RANA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. A. K. Singh, Mr. Kamlesh Kawal and Mr. Haridwar Singh, Advs. versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajneesh Kr. Sharma, Mr. Ritank Kumar and Mr. Anil Pandey, Advs. for LAC. . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA VIBHU BAKHRU, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition, inter alia, impugning an order dated 10.12.2019 (hereafter the impugned order) passed by the Land Acquisition Collector (hereafter the LAC) declining to forward the petitioner’s reference filed under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereafter the LA Act). 2. The petitioner’s reference dated 13.08.2012 filed under Section 18 of the LA Act was declined on the ground that it was barred by limitation. The Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:GANGA W.P. (C) 8664/2021 Page 1 of 6 SINGH RAWAT Signing Date:06.02.2025 11:28:56 petitioner claims that he owned certain lands situated in the revenue estate of urbanized village Bijwasan (hereafter the subject lands), which were subject matter of Notification under Section 4 of the LA Act issued on 04.02.2010. It is stated that a Notice under Section 9 of the LA Act was also issued to the interested persons. Thereafter, an award being award No. 02/2012, dated 01.02.2012 (hereafter the Award) was published, which also covered the subject lands. It is the petitioner’s case that the Award was not rendered in his presence and he did not receive any communication regarding making of the Award. The petitioner further states that at the material time he was a minor and his brother was residing overseas (in Sri