Har Naraini Devi vs Union of India - 2022 Supreme(SC) 947

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2022 Supreme(SC) 947

HEMANT GUPTA, VIKRAM NATH
Har Naraini Devi – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Appellant(s) : Dr. Sushil Balwada, AOR Mr. Rakesh K. Mudgal, Adv. Mr. Kailash C. Mudgal, Adv. Mr. Dinesh K. Mudgal, Adv. Mr. Satbir Singh, Adv. Mr. Srilok Nath Rath, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Shailesh Madiyal, Adv. Mr. Sharath Nambiar, Adv. Ms. Deepabali Dutta, Adv. Mr. Anuj Srinivas Udupa, Adv. Mr. Sudhanshu Prakash, Adv. Mr. Vaibhav Sabharwal, Adv. Ms. Rakhi Madiyal, Adv. Mr. Rajan Parmar, Adv. Mr. Vinayaka S. Pandit, Adv. Mr. Amrish Kumar, AOR Mr. Chander Shekhar Ashri, AOR

JUDGMENT :

Vikram Nath, J.

1. This civil appeal by the original writ petitioners before the High Court, assails the correctness of the judgment and order dated 11.09.2009 passed by the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court dismissing Writ Petition (Civil) No. 2887 of 2008 whereby challenge was made to declare Section 50(a) of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954,¹[Hereinafter referred to as “1954 Act”] unconstitutional being ultra vires Articles 14, 15, 254 and 21 of the Constitution of India.

FACTS:

2. Genealogy (pedigree) relevant for the case is as follows :

Shri Mukhtiar Singh

(Died On 06.06.1997)

Son (1) Shri Mahinder Singh

(Died in 1975)

Son (2) Shri Jagdish

(Died in 1976)

Son (3) Ishwar

(Died in 1985)

1. Kuldeep (Son)

2. Kulbeer (Son)

Widow

(Petitioner No.1)

Daughter

(Petitioner No.2)

Son

Jaidev

(Respondent No.3)

Son

Amit

(Respondent No.4)

From the above pedigree it is clear that the appellants are the widow and daughter of Ishwar Singh whereas the contesting respondent nos. 3 and 4 are the sons of Ishwar Singh. The dispute relates to the agri

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2022 Supreme(SC) 947

HEMANT GUPTA, VIKRAM NATHHar Naraini Devi – AppellantVersusUnion of India – Respondent

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HEMANT GUPTA, VIKRAM NATH
Har Naraini Devi – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent