SH. BALDEV RAJ vs GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 18.03.2025 W.P.(C) 4972/2018 SH. BALDEV RAJ .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Ujala Vishnoi, Mr. Randeep Singh, Mr. Om Dutt Kaushik and Ms. Akshita Chopra, Advocates. versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anubhav Gupta, Panel Counsel (Civil) for GNCTD. Ms. Vrinda Kapoor, Advocate for DDA. Mr. Gaurav Gupta, SSC with Mr. Shivendra Singh and Mr. Yojit Pareek, JSC for IT Department. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU TARA VITASTA GANJU, J.: (Oral) 1. The Registry is directed to remove the duplicate copy of the Counter Affidavit filed by Respondent/DDA. 2. The present Petition seeks to challenge a communication dated 08.09.2017 issued by the office of Respondent No.2/SDM (Punjabi Bagh), wherein a direction has been passed that the representation of the Petitioner cannot be considered for allotment of a flat for Punjab migrants. 3. The case of the Petitioner has a checkered history. Previously, a Petition was filed by the Petitioner being W.P.(C) 5644/2015 captioned Baldev Raj v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr. A Coordinate Bench of this Court, by an order dated 28.01.2016 had directed that the Pet