SATISH KUMAR AND ANR vs GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

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$~54 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 5th May, 2026 Uploaded on: 7th May, 2026 + W.P.(C) 4957/2026 & CM APPL. 24375/2026 SATISH KUMAR AND ANR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kamlesh Kumar Mishra, Ms Renu, Mr. Swagata Gupta, Adv. versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pathak SC with Mrs. K. Kaomudi Kiran Pathak, Mr. Sunil Kumar Jha, Mr. M. S. Akhtar, Miss Joohu Kumari & Mr. Kushagra Dixit, Advs. Mr Arjun Mahajan SC, Ms Monica Batra Adv, Mr Apoorv Upmanyu, Mr Ravikant Kumar, Advs. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH 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 the Petitioners- Mr. Satish Kumar and Mr. Jagdish under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, assailing the acquisition of land admeasuring 05 Biswas out of total land of 2 Bighas, 11 Biswas, in Khasra No. 28/4/2 (min.) situated in Village Bamnoli, Tehsil Kapashera, District South West (hereinafter, ‘the subject land’). 3. The case of the Petitioners is that the subject land was never acquired Signature Not Verified Signed By:RENUKA W.P.(C) 4957/2026 Page 1 of 8 NEGI Signing Date:07.05.2026 09:42:50 by the authorities and possession was also not taken. Further, it is also contended that the acquisition of the subject land has lapsed, pursuant to Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. 4. Furthermore, Mr. Mishra, ld. Counsel for the Petitioner relies upon the document filed before the concerned District Judge, Dwarka Courts, concerning the proceedings of the subject land, wherein, the clear stand of the LAC is that the possession of subject land was not taken. 5.