M/S PUNJ SONS P. LTD. vs UOI & ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 18th December, 2024 Pronounced on: 26th March, 2025 + W.P.(C) 8576/2004, C.M.APPL. 44138/24, CM APPL. 65751/24 M/S PUNJ SONS P. LTD. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Amarjit Singh Chandhiok, Senior Advocate with Mr. Tanpreet Gulati, Mr. Naresh Thannai and Ms. Khushboo Singh, Advocates. versus UOI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajesh Gogna CGSC alongwith Mr. Nipun Jain and Ms. Priya Singh, Advocates. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA DHARI SINGH JUDGMENT CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J. 1. The present writ petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioner under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, challenging the order dated 27th April, 2004 (hereinafter “impugned order”) passed by the learned Chief Settlement Commissioner (hereinafter “CSC”), Government of India, wherein the petitioner has been directed to pay commercial rates for the regularization of 7.33 acres of land situated at Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 8576/2004 Page 1 of 34 Digitally Signed By:GAURAV SHARMA Signing Date:28.03.2025 19:47:04 Kalkaji Industrial Area, New Delhi and the imposition of damages by the government for such occupation. FACTUAL MATRIX 2. The petitioner was initially allotted 3 acres of industrial land in 1956 for setting up an industrial unit. The petitioner undertook development work, transforming the site into a functioning industrial unit. Over time, the petitioner occupied additional adjoining land beyond the original allotted 3 acres. 3. The government, later, assessed that the petitioner was in unauthorized occupation of an additional 10.23 acres of land in the same area. Following deliberations, in the year 1973, the Group of Ministers decided to regularize 7.33 acres out of the occupied land, subject to the paym