DHANPAT & AFLATOON THR.SATBIR vs FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 10th April, 2026. Pronounced on: 08th May, 2026. Uploaded on: 08th May, 2026. + W.P.(C) 18897/2006, CM APPLs. 36631-36632/2022 & CM APPL. 54669/2022 DHANPAT & AFLATOON THR.SATBIR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ravi P. Shukla, Ms. Upasana Shukla, Mr. Dhruv Shukla and Mr. Rachit Sharma, Advocates. versus FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. B. D. Sharma, Mr. R. K. Sharma and Mr. Sandeep Bharadwaj, Advocates for R-2 and R-3. Mr. Parvinder Chauhan, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Abhilash Vashisht and Mr. Neeraj Vats, Advocates for R-4 and R-5. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J.: 1. The present writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution assails the order dated 14th November, 2006 passed by the Financial Commissioner, Delhi in second appeal under Section 66 of the Delhi Land Revenue Act, 1954. By that order, the Financial Commissioner set aside the order dated 10th September, 2001 of the Deputy Commissioner and restored the order dated 15th September, 2000 passed by the Sub- Divisional Magistrate/Revenue Assistant, Najafgarh. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 18897/2006 Page 1 of 17 By:AKANSHA SINGH Signing Date:08.05.2026 16:48:17 Facts and Background 2. The factual position must be first clearly delineated. Ram Singh was the recorded Bhumidhar of agricultural land measuring 96 bighas comprised in Khewat/Khata No. 6/5 in the revenue estate of village Pandwala Kalan (“land in question”). After his death, the holding came to be mutated in 1966 in equal shares in the names of his son, Chander, and his daughter, Rajban, (also described in parts of the record as Rajwan). 3. After Rajban’s death, the Petitioners (Dhanpat and Aflatoon), who claim thr