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MANMOHAN, MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA
Bahadur Singh – Appellant
Versus
Govt. of NCT of Delhi – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Manmohan, A.C.J. (Oral)
CM APPL. 7376/2024 (for exemption)
Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
Accordingly, the present application stands disposed of.
LPA 99/2024 and CM APPL. 7378/2024 (for condonation of delay)
1. This Letters Patent Appeal has been filed challenging the impugned judgment dated 18th May, 2023, passed by learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) 10548/2018, dismissing the said writ petition filed against order dated 13th July, 2018, passed by the Financial Commissioner, Delhi, in second appeal bearing case No. 167/2016. The learned Single Judge held that the proceeding initiated by the Appellant under Section 11 of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 (`DLR Act') was highly belated and barred by limitation.
2. Brief facts necessary for deciding this appeal are as under:
2.1. It is stated that originally one late Sh. Khem Chand, was the recorded co-owner of the agricultural land, ad-measuring 132 Bighas 14 Biswas, situated in Village Holambi Khurd, Delhi, to the extent of his share i.e. 58 Bighas 1 biswas (`subject agricultural land').
2.2. It is stated that after the demise of Sh. Khem Chand on 23rd January, 1937, Appellant's father, Sh. Kali Ram (since deceased), who was
The main legal point established in the judgment is that a challenge to a Bhumidhari Certificate filed 50 years later was grossly barred by delay and laches, and that the Appellant, who was not in ph....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the application of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954, and the interpretation of its provisions regarding bhumidari rights, res judicata, and the lim....
The legal principle established is the need for a time-bound resolution of proceedings under the Delhi Land Reforms Act to prevent infringement of legal rights.
The applicability of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954, and the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, in determining the cause of action and limitation for a suit.
The delay of 11 years in exercising suo motu powers renders such actions arbitrary, violating established legal rights under registered sale deeds.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that an appeal filed against a deceased person is not maintainable and is a nullity. The court also emphasized the importance of due diligence and ....
The civil court lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes regarding Bargadarship per Section 21(1) of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955.
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