JUDGMENT

[Physical Hearing/Hybrid Hearing]

Mini Pushkarna, J. (Oral)--The present writ petition has been filed for issuance of directions against the respondents for quashing/setting aside the order dated 05.02.2020 passed by the respondent no. 1. By way of the impugned order, respondent no. 1 has set aside the order dated 14.06.2017 passed by the SDM/RA by which the said authority had held that the petitioners herein were not having land in excess of the ceiling limit and had dropped the proceedings under the Ceiling Act, 1960. However, by way of the impugned order, it has been held that the petitioners herein are holding excess land measuring 52 bighas 5 biswas and the notification dated 01.05.1976 holding the bhumidar having excess land was confirmed.

2. The petitioners are the legal heirs of late Amar Singh, who was Bhumidar of his agricultural holding in Village Ali, New Delhi. Proceedings under the Delhi Land Holding (Ceiling) Act, 1960 (hereinafter referred as `Ceiling Act') were initiated against Amar Singh by the Competent Authority thereby holding that 52 bighas 5 biswas of land in Village Ali, belonging to late Amar Singh was excess land by its order dated 27.04.1976.

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