Tarun Mittal v. Deputy Commissioner (District East) & Anr.
Writ Petition (Civil) – Mandamus for expeditious disposal of statutory appeal
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, Prateek Jalan, J., W.P.(C) 17564/2024 (with CM APPL. 74781/2024), order dated 16.01.2025. Petitioner Tarun Mittal sought a direction for expeditious disposal of DDA's appeal pending before the Deputy Commissioner (East District) under Sections 64, 65 read with Section 71 of the Delhi Land Revenue Act, 1954 against SDM, Preet Vihar orders dated 20.07.2012 and 12.06.2019. Petition disposed of with direction to decide the appeal preferably within four months. Keywords: writ petition, timely disposal of appeal, Delhi Land Revenue Act Sections 64/65/71, DDA appeal, SDM Preet Vihar, time-bound direction, mandamus.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Deputy Commissioner to dispose of DDA's pending appeal as expeditiously as possible, and preferably within a period of four months from the date of the order; petition and pending application disposed of accordingly.