$~57 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 18th December, 2024 + W.P.(C) 17407/2024 & CM APPLs. 74083-74084/2024 THE KHETRI TRUST .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ravi Gupta, Senior Advocate with Mr. Ishaan Verma, Ms. Diviani K. Verma, Ms. Muskaan Mehra and Mr. Shrey Sharma, Advocates.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajesh Gogna, CGSC with Mr.

Nipun Jain, Mr. Aakash Meena and Ms. Priya Singh, Advocates for R-1 & 2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA

JUDGMENT

SANJEEV NARULA, J. (Oral):

1. The Petitioner impugns demand letter dated 12^th June, 2024,, [“the impugned order”] issued by the Land and Development Office,, [“L&DO”] Respondent No. 2, demanding an amount of INR 4,34,92,8121/- towards Unearned Increase. This demand arises from Petitioner’s request to substitute the original lessee qua the leasehold property bearing No. 5, Sardar Patel Marg, New Delhi,, [“the subject property”] in the records of L&DO.

2. A brief background leading to the filing of the present petition is as Signature Not Verified

Digitally Signed

W.P.(C) 17407/2024 Page 1 of 12 follows:

2.1. A perpetual lease deed was executed on 24^th April, 1962 in respect of the subjec