RAMESHWAR SINGH TANWAR AND ORS vs UOI AND ORS

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 16th December, 2025 Pronounced on: 30th January, 2026 Uploaded on: 30th January, 2026 + W.P.(C) 1442/2015 1. SHRI RAMESHWAR SINGH TANWAR .....PETITIONER NO.1 2. SHRI KRISHAN TANWAR .....PETITIONER NO.2 3. BAL KRISHAN TANWAR .....PETITIONER NO.3 ALL S/o LATE SHRI MOHAN LAL ALL R/o WZ-377, VILLAGE BASAI DARAPUR NEW DELHI – 110015 Through: Mr. Gaurav Sarin, Senior Advocate with Mr. S.K. Rout, Mr. Harish Kumar, Mr. Aman Mehrotra, Mr. Rahul Kumar, Ms. Parmita Nath and Ms. P. Pradhan, Advocates versus 1. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR DISTRICT WEST, MIDDLE SCHOOL BUILDING RAM PURA, NEW DELHI .....RESPONDENT NO.1 2. DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY THROUGH ITS VICE CHAIRMAN I.N.A., NEW DELHI .....RESPONDENT NO.2 Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRERNA RAWAT W.P.(C) 1442/2015 Page 1 of 19 Signing Date:30.01.2026 18:47:53 3. LT GOVERNOR OF DELHI RAJNIWAS NEW DELHI .....RESPONDENT NO.3 Through: Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pathak, Standing Counsel with Mrs. K.K. Kiran Pathak, Mr. Sunil Kumar Jha, Mohd. Sueb Akhtar and Mr. Divakar Sueb Akhtar, Advocates for respondents no. 1 and 3. Ms. Manika Tripathy, Standing Counsel with Mr. Ashutosh Kaushik (Panel Counsel), Mr. Rahul (Law Officer for DDA), Mr. Gautam Yadav, Mr. Aakash Mohar, Advocates for respondent no. 2/DDA CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL JUDGMENT NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE, J. 1. Heard finally by consent of parties through their counsel. 2. The prayer in the petition is for issuance of order or direction thereby declaring the acquisition proceedings initiated in respect of land of the petitioners bearing Khasra No. 2341 admeasuring 4 bighas 14 biswas in village Basai Dara Pur, Delhi having lapsed in view of Sub- Section (2)