CHANDRA DHARI SINGH
Naresh Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Chandra Dhari Singh, J. - The instant civil writ petitions will be disposed of by way of this common judgment. The petitions have been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India on behalf of the petitioners, seeking writ, order or direction to quash and set aside rejection/impugned orders/letters issued on their applications for allotment of alternative plots by the respondent no. 3/SDM concerned. The petitioners are further seeking directions to the respondents for allotment of residential plot in lieu of acquisition of their land acquired under the provisions of the Delhi Development Authority Act, 1957 (hereinafter 'DDA Act'). The details of the corresponding writs and the rejection/impugned orders/letters are listed hereunder:-
S.No. | W.P. (C) No. | Rejection/Impugned Letter No. | Date of Rejection Letter |
1. | W.P.(C) 2791/2020 | F.No.31(55)/199/2003/L&B/ Alt/4064/79005 | 4th November 2019 |
2. | W.P.(C) 2812/2020 | F.No.31(55)/63/2003/L&B/ Alt/SDMHQSW/1309 | 6th May 2019 |
3. | W.P.(C) 2816/2020 | F.No.31(55)/199/2003/L&B/ Alt/4061/78989 | 4th November 2019 |
4. | W.P.(C) 2817/2020 | F.No.31(55)/199/2003/L&B/ Alt/4063/79000 | 4th November 2019 |
2. The petitioners were the owners of land adme
Brij Mohan vs. HUDA (2011) 2 SCC 29 : (2011) 1 SCC (Civ) 336
Land Acquisition Officer vs. Mahaboob (2009) 14 SCC 54 : (2009) 5 SCC (Civ) 297
Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. vs. Mathias Oram
Nagendra Nath Bora vs. Commr. of Hills Division and Appeals AIR 1958 SC 398
Narpat Singh vs. Jaipur Development Authority (2002) 4 SCC 666 : AIR 2002 SC 2036
Sanjay Kumar Jha vs. Prakash Chandra Chaudhary
Sarvepalli Ramaiah vs. District Collector
State of M.P. vs. Narmada Bachao Andolan
State of UP vs. Smt. Pista Devi AIR 1986 SC 2025
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the petitioners were not eligible for alternative plots under the Scheme of 1961 and Section 21 of the DDA Act due to the availability of plot....
The court ruled that failure to comply with documentation requests for land allotment led to valid rejection; the policy aims to rehabilitate those rendered landless by acquisition.
A petitioner must demonstrate compliance with document submission requirements for land allotment following acquisition; rejection upheld when deficiencies persist despite multiple opportunities.
Delay and laches can defeat a claim for relief, and the law of limitation must be applied with all its rigour when the statute prescribes a limitation period.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the application for allotment of alternative land should be made within one year of the receipt of compensation as fixed by the Collector, as ....
The court applied Rule 17 of the DDA (Disposal of Developed Nazul Land) Rules, 1981, and set aside the cancellation of plot allotment due to the petitioner's possession of the plot and non-traceabili....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the interpretation and application of Rule 17 of the DDA (Disposal of Developed Nazul Land) Rules, 1981, which governs the allotment of Nazul land ....
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