SITA RAM vs UNION OF INDIA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 28th April, 2026 Uploaded on: 29th April, 2026 W.P.(C) 5796/2026 SITA RAM .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Jitendra Kumar Jha, Adv. (through V/C) versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pathak, SC with Mrs. K. Kaomudi Kiran Pathak, Mr. Sunil Kumar Jha, Mr. Mohd Sueb Akhtar, Ms. Joohu Kumari and Mr. Kushagra Dixit, Advs. UOI/LAC CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner-Mr. Sita Ram under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayers: a. to set aside the order of the Respondent dated 20.12.2017 and direct the Respondent to forward the Reference U / S - 30 - 31 of LA, Act, 1894 to the appropriate Civil Court for proper adjudication b. To direct the Respondent to pay the compensation as per compensation awarded by the Reference District Court, Dwarka, New Delhi in same notification & Award to the Petitioner; or c. To pass any other/ further order/ relief which 3. Vide the impugned order dated 20th December, 2017, the application of the Pet