The Court dismissed a petition seeking deemed lapsing of land acquisition proceedings under the 2013 Act as withdrawn. The order noted forged signatures on the Notice of Motion and cautioned registry officials.
Petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file an appropriate petition seeking appropriate reliefs.
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ROOP CHAND & ORS. ..... Petitioners
Through: Mr. Keshav V. Hedge, Advocate.
Versus
UNION OF INDIA & ANR. ..... Respondents Through: Mr. J.K. Singh, Advocate with Mr. Varun Bhadola and Mr. Harsh Pandit, Advocates. Mrs. Saumya Suman, Law Officer. Mr. Yeeshu Jain, Advocate with Ms. Jyoti Tyagi, Advocate for Respondent No. 1.
CORAM: JUSTICE S.MURALIDHAR JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA
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O R D E R 15.02.2019
for Respondent No. 1. She further confirms that so-called signature of hers is in fact not her signature at all. As far as the counsel for the Respondent No. 2 is concerned, it is simply written ‘R-2’, which obviously cannot be the signature of the counsel.
S. MURALIDHAR, J.
SANJEEV NARULA, J.
FEBRUARY 15, 2019/ ss
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the prayer for deemed lapsing of land acquisition proceedings under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act is maintainable.
Whether the pronouncement that signatures on the Notice of Motion were forged warrants dismissal.
Whether the petition should be dismissed as withdrawn.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
ROOP CHAND & ORS.
UNION OF INDIA & ANR.
S.MURALIDHAR
SANJEEV NARULA
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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