Section 9 of the Public Premises Act before the District Judge. It is further submitted that the writ petition is barred by delay and laches as the orders dated 24th March, 2014 and 12th August, 2015 passed by the Estate Officer have not challenged for more than four years from the first order. It is further submitted that the petitioners have no case on merits in view of the Division Bench judgment of this Court in LPA 479/2013 titled Sunil Kumar v. Delhi Development Authority decided on 31st January, 2018. It is submitted that this case is squarely covered by the Division bench judgment of this Court dated 31st January, 2018. It is further submitted that time was granted by the Supreme Court in the cases in respect of which the litigants had approached the Supreme Court whereas the petitioners have chosen to approach this Court after inordinate delay after passing of the order by the Estate Officer which has attained finality. It is further submitted that the project for re-development of the land in question has been prepared in terms of the orders passed by the National Green Tribunal.
