$~8 & 9 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 1032/2016 & CM APPL. 72893/2024 INDER PAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. S.K. Rout, Mr. Rahul Kumar, Ms. Alka Singh, Ms. Parmita Nath and Mr. Aman Mehrotra, Advocates.

Versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nipun Jain, Advocate for Ms. Manisha Aggarwal, CGSC for UOI.

Mr. Biraja Mahapatra, Advs. for LAC/L&B.

Mr. Ashutosh Kaushik, Panel counsel with Mr. Gautam Yadav, Adv. for DDA.

Mr. Shashwat Krishna, Advocate for Applicants.

Mr. Vinayak Batta, Advocate for R-4 &5.

+ W.P.(C) 5162/2016 BALJEET SINGH & ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Vishal Mann, Advocate with Ms. Shweta Choudhary, Advocates.

Versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nipun Jain, Advocate for Ms. Manisha Aggarwal, CGSC for UOI.

Mr. Biraja Mahapatra, Advs. for LAC/L&B.

Ms. Niharika Ahluwalia, Advocate for DDA.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL

O R D E R

% 14.11.2025

1. We have considered respective suggestions made by counsel appearing for parties to the petitions.

2. We direct the Court Masters of this Court, to list these matters as per today’s cause list.

3. Let these matters be directed to be listed before the Registrar of this Court with effect, starting from 1^st December, 2025 and on subsequent dates, for completion of pleadings.

4. Counsels appearing for respective respondents shall make every endeavour to complete their pleadings, if not already completed, and submit their response before the Registrar on the date of their appearance or such other date as the Registrar deems it appropriate to grant; however, the accommodation to be granted by the Registrar to respondents for completion of their pleadings shall, in any case, be not more than four weeks from their date of appearance.

5. We further make it clear that petitioners shall be at liberty to file their rejoinder(s) in each of the matters within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of the counter filed by the respondents.

6. We direct the Registrar to ensure that copy of the affidavit filed by the respondents is made available to petitioners, to facilitate them to file their rejoinder, if so desired by them.

7. We make it clear that opportunities granted to respondents to complete their pleadings, as directed hereinabove, by orders of the Registrar, shall be as a last opportunity.

8. We further direct the Registrar to categorize the matters in which, the pleadings of all the parties viz. the counter filed by respondents and rejoinder filed by petitioners is complete, so that such matters can be marked as ‘matured for hearing’.

9. As far as other matters wherein the Registrar feels that certain compliances are required, he may mark a note to that effect, and the grouping of said matters be done independently of the aforesaid lot, which can be termed as ‘matured for hearing’.

10. The words used vis. ‘counter’ and ‘rejoinder’ be not restricted to that of filing additional affidavits, if so desired by the parties.

11. Petitioners are at liberty to file amendment application, if so desired, which may be completed in any case within a period of two weeks from today.

12. Counsel appearing for respondent/Land Acquisition Collector (‘ LAC ’) shall include these matters in the “ Master List ” of all matters, as per the categorization ordered by the Hon’ble Apex Court. Let this Master List “ ” be submitted before the Registrar, and a copy of which be placed with each of the matters.

13. Parties are directed to appear before the Registrar for completion of pleadings as per the schedule below:

14. Re-notify before this Court on 25^th February, 2026.

15. List before the Joint Registrar on 19^th December 2025 for completion of pleadings.

16. Order be uploaded on the website of this Court.

NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE, J ANISH DAYAL, J NOVEMBER 14, 2025/RK/sp