USHA RANI GUPTA vs DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY & ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment Reserved on: 23.03.2026 % Judgment Delivered on: 04.06.2026 + LPA 269/2025 USHA RANI GUPTA .....Appellant versus DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY & ANR. .....Respondents Advocates who appeared in this case For the Appellant : Mr. Sanat Kumar, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sanjay Sharma and Mr. Vinayak Batta, Advocates. For the Respondents : Mr. Tushar Sannu, Mr. Vaibhav Tripathi and Mr. Praveen Bansal, Advocates for R-1 (DDA). Ms. Mala Narayan, Mr. Shashwat Goel and Ms. Anjali Dhingra, Advocates for R-2 (IOCL). CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J CM APPL. 24187/2025(Exemption) 1. Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. The Application stands disposed of. CM APPL. 24186/2025 & CM APPL. 24188/2025 3. These Applications are filed on behalf of the Appellant seeking condonation of delay of 10 days in filing and 10 days in re-filing the present Appeal. Signature Not Verified Signed By:NEELAM SHARMA LPA 269/2025 Page 1 of 22 Signing Date:04.06.2026 13:34:56 4. Having heard the learned Counsel for the Parties and perused the averments made in the Applications, we are satisfied that the delay is sufficiently been explained. 5. Accordingly, the Applications are allowed and the delay of 10 days in filing and 10 days in re-filing the present Appeals is hereby condoned. 6. The Applications stand disposed of. LPA 269/2025 INTRODUCTION 7. This is a Letters Patent Appeal (“LPA”) under Clause X of the Letters Patent Charter read with the Delhi High Court Rules, 1966 assailing the judgment dated 19.12.2024 (“Impugned Judgment”) passed in W.P.(C) 8598/2007 titled as ‘Usha Rani Gupta v. Delhi Development Authority And Anr.’ (“Writ Petition”) dismissing the Writ Petition. FACTUAL MATR