1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

2. The present petition has been filed by Mr. Brij Lal and Mrs. Sumitra Devi through the legal heirs i.e., Mr. Rajindra Prashad and Mr. Pawan Kumar, inter alia, assailing the acquisition of property being 10 biswa comprised in Khasra No. 15/1/2/1, Village Aali, Tehsil Kalkaji, New Delhi (hereinafter, ‘subject land’).

3. The case of the Petitioners is that the subject land was acquired in 1986, vide Award no. 206/86-87 dated 22nd September, 1986.

4. According to the Petitioners, the possession of the subject land was not taken for a considerable period of time, and the physical possession was still with the Petitioners.

5. Thereafter, the Petitioners had approached various authorities for measurement and demarcation of the land.

6. A second notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter, ‘Act, 1894’) dated 25th November, 2009 was issued that the subject land is likely to be acquired for the construction of the Central Secretariat, Badarpur Corridor of DMRTS project.

7. In respect of the said notification dated 25th November, 2009, the Petitioners filed a writ petition being W.P.(C) 863/2010 titled ‘Sumit