DELHI ADMINISTRATION Vs. NARAIN SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) After seeking time from the Division Bench of the High Court to comply with the direction given by the learned Single Judge in the matter of allotment of plot to the Respondents under 20-Point Programme, the Delhi Administration has filed this petition under Article 136 of the Constitution. In a public function organized on 9.4.1986, the Respondents were allotted small pieces of land under 20-Point Programme. However, they were not given possession and the officers of the Delhi Administration created all possible hurdles in the fructification of their legitimate right. This compelled them to file Writ Petition No. 4836 of 1993.

(2.) On 27.7.2009, learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner herein made a statement that the land had been handed over to the Forest Department. After taking cognizance of his statement, the learned Single Judge passed the following order:

(3.) In compliance of the Court's order, Shri M.S. Dagar, B.D.O. South West, Najafgarh, New Delhi filed affidavits sometime in August 2009 stating therein that the land comprised in some of the khasra numbers does not belong to the Gaon Sabha and it had no jurisdiction to pass resolution in respect of some other khasra numbers. After considering the pleadings of the parties including the orders passed during the pendency of the writ petition, the learned Single Judge passed order dated 31.10.2011, paragraphs 13 to 17 of which are extracted below: