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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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Date of Decision: 01.08.2013

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W.P.(C) 1840/2012

ASSAN G TAJWANI

..... Petitioner

Through:

Mr. Pradeep Dewan, Sr. Adv. with Ms.

Anupam Dhingra, Advs.

versus

LAND & DEVELOPMENT OFFICER & ANR.

..... Respondents

Through:

Mr. Jatan Singh, CGSC and Mr. Soayib

Qureshi, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.JAIN

JUDGMENT

V.K.JAIN, J. (ORAL)

The father of the petitioner, namely, Shri Gyan Chand was the owner of

Property No. 5/37, Old Rajinder Nagar. Shri Gyan Chand died on 19.08.1983.

According to the petitioner, in his life time, late Shri Gyan Chand had executed a

Will dated 20.03.1976, thereby bequeathing the property in question solely to the

petitioner. The petitioner before this Court applied for grant of probate in regard to

the estate of late Shri Gyan Chand. The learned District Judge, vide order dated

26.07.1997, granted Letter of Administration with copy of the Will attached to it, in

favour of the petitioner. Pursuant to the said Letter of Administration, the

petitionerm vide application dated 12.02.2010 submitted on 18.03.2010, applied to

2013:DHC:3814

the Land and