JUDGMENT

Poonam A. Bamba, J.:

C.M.No. 48089/2019 in LPA No. 693/2019 & C.M.No. 48106/2019 in LPA No. 697/2019

(i) Vide these applications under section 5 of the Limitation Act read with section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, condonation of delay of 247 days in filing of the present appeals has been sought. It is submitted that the delay occurred due to administrative reasons i.e. the file had to be put up at various levels.

(ii) For the reasons stated in the applications, delay is condoned. Applications are disposed of accordingly.

LPA 693/2019

LPA 697/2019

1.0. Both the above appeals are preferred by the appellant Union of India ('UOI' in short) under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent (as applicable to the Delhi High Court), assailing the common judgment dated 11.01.2019 passed by the Ld. Single Judge ('impugned judgment' in short), whereby:

(i) the Writ Petition bearing No. 6901/2017 filed by Union of India, the appellant herein inter alia seeking directions for quashing of sanction accorded to Dr.Naryan Dutt Shrimali Foundation ("NDSF" in short)/the respondent no. 4 herein, for construction of building to house a hospital at site no. 2, Zone H-4/5, Facility Center, Pitampura