DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY vs LATE SHRI BHIKHA RAM SINCE DECEASED THROUGH LRS & ANR.

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$~27 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 29th May, 2025 + CM(M) 1019/2025 & CM APPL. 33525-33526/2025 DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Mrinalini Sen with Ms. Nistha Tyagi, Ms. Aditi Saxena and Ms. Lucy Chhangte, Advocates. versus LATE SHRI BHIKHA RAM SINCE DECEASED THROUGH LRS & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Inder Singh, Advocate for respondent No.1. Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pathak, Standing Counsel for respondent No.2 with Mrs. K. Kaomudi Kiran, Mr. Sunil Kumar Jha, Mr. M.S. Akhtar and Mr. Divakar Kapil, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. The situation is little unusual here. 2. The matter pertains to acquisition of land in terms of notification issued under Section 4 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894. 3. The land in question is situated in Revenue Estate of Village Ghazipur. 4. A Reference Petition was filed by respondent No.1 herein which was registered as LAC No.122/1992 and such Reference was answered on 18.05.1992. 5. Respondent No.1 challenged the abovesaid Award by filing an appeal before this Court. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CM(M) 1019/2025 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:30.05.2025 16:15:20 6. Such appeal was, initially, registered as RFA No.497/1992 but was later on assigned a new number i.e. LA.APP.495/2023. 7. Union of India (respondent No.2 herein) also challenged the abovesaid Award. 8. Admittedly, DDA was never a party in the abovesaid Reference Petition. 9. However, during the course of pendency of the abovesaid appeal, DDA was impleaded in the appeal and when the appeal was taken up by this Court on 18.12.2024, with the consent of the appellant, the matter was remanded back to the learned Trial Court with direction to DDA to lead its evidence. It was also