SHRI KISHAN vs UNION OF INDIA AND ANR.

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$~28 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 03.03.2025 + W.P.(C) 9045/2018 SHRI KISHAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. L. B. Rai, Mr. Satvik Rai & Mr. Vineesh Tyagi, Advocates Versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pathak, Mrs. K. K. Kiran Pathak, Mr. Sunil Kumar Jha, Mr. M. S. Akhtar, Mr. Mayank, Mr. Sami Sameer Siddiqui, Advs. for R- 1/LAC Ms. Manika Tripathy, SC for DDA with Mr. Gautam Yadav, Advocate for R-2/DDA CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA VIBHU BAKHRU, J. 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition, inter alia, praying that acquisition proceedings in respect of Khasra No.22//14min (1-16) situated in the revenue estate of village Mubarakpur, Dabas, Delhi [hereafter the subject land] be declared lapsed by virtue of Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 [2013 Act]. 2. The petitioner submits that an Award [being Award No.16/2005- 06/DC/(NW)] under Section 11 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 [hereafter W.P.(C) 9045/2018 Page 1 of 7 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:TARUN RANA Signing Date:12.03.2025 17:04:12 the LA Act] in respect of the lands, including the subject land, was pronounced on 14.09.2005. It is stated that a notification under Section 4 of the LA Act in respect of certain lands including the subject land was published on 21.03.2003. This was followed by a declaration under Section 6 of the LA Act which was issued on 19.03.2004. 3. It is the petitioner’s case that possession of the subject land has not been taken over and the petitioner has also raised certain construction on the subject land. In addition, the petitioner claims that the subject land is surro