Ravinder Dabas vs Government of NCT of Delhi

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2023 Supreme(Del) 3362

MANMOHAN, MINI PUSHKARNA
Ravinder Dabas – Appellant
Versus
Government of NCT of Delhi – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
Mr. Harikesh Singh and Mr. Sandeep Sinhmar, Advocates, for the Appellant.
Mr. Divyam Nandrajyog, Panel Counsel, GNCTD with Mr. Mayank Kamra, Advocate, for the Respondent-1.
Mr. Setu Niket and Ms. Esha Mazumdar, Advocates, for the Respondent-2(d)(a) & 2(d)(b).
Mr. Anand Yadav, Advocate for R-2a, 2b, 2c and LRs of R3.

JUDGMENT

Mini Pushkarna, J. (Oral)--The present appeal has been filed against the judgment dated 18.02.2020 passed by learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) No. 12178/2015, by which the learned Single Judge dismissed the writ petition filed on behalf of the appellant. By the impugned judgment, the learned Single Judge upheld the order dated 06.10.2015 passed by the Financial Commissioner, who dismissed the second appeal filed on behalf of appellant herein, thereby upholding the order dated 18.04.2012 passed by the Deputy Commissioner/Collector, North West, Delhi. By order dated 18.04.2012, the Deputy Commissioner had dismissed the appeal of the appellant herein under Section 64 of The Delhi Land Revenue Act, 1954 on the ground of limitation and did not condone the delay of 37 years in filing the said appeal.

2. Appellant claims that he along with the respondents are successors of a common ancestor namely Shri Sheo Nath, who had four sons namely Shri Sita Ram, Shri Arjun, Shri Maharam and Shri Nathan. Respondents 2 to 4 are successors of Shri Nathan. Shri Maharam died issueless. Shri Arjun left behind his widow namely, Smt. Ghoghri. The appellant is successor of late Shri Sita Ram.

3. As