SHAHZAD KHAN & ORS. vs GOVT. OF NCT DELHI & ORS.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on : 28 April 2025 Judgment pronounced on : 15 May 2025 W.P.(C) 9115/2023, CM APPL. 34692/2023, CM APPL. 59085/2024, CM APPL. 59471/2024 & CM APPL. 61424/2024 SHAHZAD KHAN & ORS. ..... Petitioners Through: Mr. Rakesh Tiku, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Pawan Prakash Pathak and Ms. Richa Sandilya, Advs. versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. ..... Respondents Through: Mr. Anubhav Gupta, Adv. for R-1. Ms. Prabhsahay Kaur,SC with Mr. Aditya Verma and Ms. Sana Praveen, Advs. for R3. Ms. Ruchika Rathi, Adv. for R4 and R5. Mr. Tarun Johri, Mr. Ankur Gupta and Mr. Vishwajeet Tyagi, Advs. for DMRC. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DHARMESH SHARMA JUDGMENT 1. The petitioners invoke the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court by instituting the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, seeking the following reliefs against the respondents herein: 2. Shorn of unnecessary details, this bunch of 14 petitioners claim to be in lawful and settled possession of their houses situated upon agricultural land bearing Khasra Nos. 482 and 483 of Village Madan Pur Khadar, alleged to be presently known as “Shram Vihar, Abul Fazal E