JUDGMENT :

C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J.

1. In the captioned Civil Appeals by Special Leave, the appellants assail order dated 11.11.2021 in CM (M) No. 998 of 2021 and the judgment and order dated 10.04.2023 in CM (M) No. 1089 of 2022 passed by the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi. In the abovementioned Writ Petition, the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ of mandamus and/or for an appropriate writ/order or direction in the nature of mandamus, directing the Delhi Cantonment Board (hereinafter referred to as ‘the DCB’) to de seal the subject property i.e., CB-97, Naraina Village, Delhi Cantt. Obviously, the subject property involved in the Civil Appeals and the Writ Petition is one and the same. The parties are referred to in this judgment in accordance with their status and rank in the captioned Civil Appeals unless otherwise specifically mentioned.

2. Heard, Mr. Abhishek Sharma, learned counsel for the appellants and Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, learned counsel for the respondents.

Civil Appeal Nos. 4538-4539 of 2023

3. CM (M) No. 998 of 2021 was filed by Sh. Ram Kishan, appellant No. 1 (deceased) herein who was defendant No. 1 in Civil Suit No. 759 of 2018 instituted by the first respondent herei