# BRIJ LAL AND ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2026-05-06
Citation: W.P.(C)-6167/2026 2026:DHC:4047-DB
Petitioner: BRIJ LAL AND ORS.
Respondent: UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 6th May, 2026 Uploaded on: 8th May, 2026 W.P.(C) 6167/2026 & CM APPL. 30327/2026, CM APPL. 30328/2026 BRIJ LAL AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Anuj Kumar Garg, Adv. (M: 9999310742) versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pathak, Standing Counsel, with Mr. Sunil Kumar Jha, Mr. M. S. Akhtar & Mr. Kushagra Dixit, Advs. for R-2 &3. Mr. Pushkar Sood, Senior Panel Counsel for DMRC & Mr. Samarth Sood, Adv. for R-5. Mr. Vishwa Pal Singh, CGSC, Mr. Anurag Pandey, Mr. Srajan S Kulshrestha & Mr. Abhijit Singh, Advs. for UOI. Mr. Shashi Pratap Singh & Ms. Laqshyaa Saluja, Advs. for DDA. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH s 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 Mr. Brij Lal and Mrs. Sumitra Devi through the legal heirs i.e., Mr. Rajindra Prashad and Mr. Pawan Kumar, inter alia, assailing the acquisition of property being 10 biswa comprised in Khasra No. 15/1/2/1, Village Aali, Tehsil Kalkaji, New Delhi (hereinafter, 3. The case of the Petitioners is that the subject land was acquired in 1986, vide A

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