DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY vs SH. MANMOHAN SINGH BEDI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 11th February, 2026 Pronounced on: 07th May, 2026 + RFA 69/2023, CM APPL. 4030/2023 (delay) & 4544/2023 (stay) DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Through its Vice Chairman Vikas Sadan, INA, New Delhi. .....Appellant Through: Ms. Shobhna Takiar, Standing Counsel with Mr. Gaganmeet Singh Sachdeva, Mr. Kuljeet Singh, Mr. Harshpeet Singh Chadha and Mr. Hridyesh Khanna, Advocates. versus SH. MANMOHAN SINGH BEDI S/o Late Sh. H. S. Bedi, R/o 7, Wazir Ali Building, Ferozepur Cantt, Punjab. .....Respondent Through: Ms. Sonia A. Menon, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. CM APPL. 4030/2023: 1. An Application under Section 5 of Limitation Act, 1963 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Act’) read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as ‘CPC’) has been filed on behalf of the Appellant Delhi Development Authority („DDA‟) seeking condonation of delay of 1600 days, in filing the present Appeal. 2. It has been submitted in the Application that Appellant DDA is RFA 69/2023 Page 1 of 8 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ANIL KUMAR BHATT Signing Date:07.05.2026 17:55:43 aggrieved by impugned Judgment and Order dated 08.06.2018 passed by the learned ADJ in CS No.8536/2016. After passing of this Judgment, on 27.08.2018, the Appellant received the file along with Judgment from the Counsel. For taking appropriate steps, file was examined by the Officials of the Appellant for exploring the option either filing Appeal or mandatory / necessary compliance, in terms of Judgment dated 08.06.2018. 3. A meeting took place on 16.11.2018, but thereafter, the file of the case remained unattended till 24.12.2019. File was traced on the table of an emplo