MR RAHUL MEHTA & ANR. vs DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 15th May, 2026 + W.P.(C) 8908/2021 & CM APPL. 27674/2021 MR RAHUL MEHTA & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Prosenjeet Banerjee, Ms. Mansi Sharma, Ms. Anshika Sharma and Mr. Rehan Verma, Advocates. versus DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rahul Kaul, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH JUDGEMENT JYOTI SINGH, J. 1. This writ petition is preferred on behalf of the Petitioners under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India for quashing letters dated 24.10.2013, 08.07.2014 and 29.06.2021 issued by Respondent/DDA with a direction to DDA accept the conversion application bearing No. 01629 dated 24.09.2012 filed by Petitioner No. 1 and execute a Conveyance Deed in respect of Plot No. C-49, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-II, Delhi (‘subject property’) in favour of M/s R.M.X Joss through its proprietor Mr. Rahul Mehta/Petitioner No. 1. 2. To the extent necessary, the facts as pleaded in the writ petition are that on 05.04.1974, M/s Western India Electrical Corporation (‘M/s Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:SAHIL SHARMA W.P.(C) 8908/2021 Page 1 of 18 Signing Date:18.05.2026 18:25:10 Western’) was granted permission to carry out construction on subject property and on 31.03.1978, DDA executed a Perpetual Lease Deed in its favour. Occupancy Certificate was issued on 06.07.1979 with respect to the entire building constructed on the plot i.e., ground floor, first floor, mezzanine floor and basement. The built-up area of ground floor was 7110 sq. ft; first floor was 469 sq. ft; mezzanine floor was 2032 sq. ft; and basement was 3942 sq. ft, as recorded by MCD in its Rectification Order dated 26.06.2002, which is an order rectifying House Tax Assessment Order passed by