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Suresh Kumar v. Union of India & Anr.

Delhi HC19 Nov 2025W.P.(C)/17584/2025

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What is this about?

Delhi High Court; W.P.(C) 17584/2025 & CM APPL. 72600/2025; Suresh Kumar v. Union of India & Anr.; Avneesh Jhingan, J.; 19.11.2025; SDM demarcation; Khasra No. 43/21 (0-8); Village Mehrauli; urbanized land; competent authority post-urbanization; Larger Bench reference pending; application dated 15.09.2025; petition disposed with directions; liberty to avail remedies.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of with direction that the SDM shall immediately decide the demarcation application after the decision of the Larger Bench and, if so required, transfer the application to the competent authority; petitioner at liberty to avail legal remedies in case of inordinate delay. ¶13

Suresh Kumar Vs Union of India & Anr. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Court should direct the SDM to demarcate the agricultural land bearing Khasra No. 43/21 (0-8) in the revenue estate of Village Mehrauli, New Delhi, whose demarcation application dated 15.09.2025 remains undecided. +1 more

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Court's answer

The writ petition is disposed of at this stage with the direction that the SDM shall immediately decide the application of demarcation after the decision of the Larger Bench.

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Ratio / Principle

If so required, the SDM would transfer the demarcation application to the competent authority.

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Key takeaways

The Court did not decide which authority must demarcate the land after urbanization; that question being sub-judice before a Larger Bench, the direction to the SDM was expressly deferred until the Larger Bench decides.obiter¶12
In case of an inordinate delay in implementation, the petitioner is at liberty to avail remedies in accordance with law.obiter¶16

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition under Article 226 jurisdiction of the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the SDM to demarcate agricultural land bearing Khasra No. 43/21 (0-8) in the revenue estate of Village Mehrauli, New Delhi; the demarcation application dated 15.09.2025 had not been dealt with. The land is undisputedly urbanized, and the question of which authority is competent to demarcate after urbanization is sub-judice before a Larger Bench of the Court. Held: petition disposed of at this stage with direction that the SDM immediately decide the demarcation application after the Larger Bench decision and, if required, transfer it to the competent authority; petitioner free to pursue remedies in case of inordinate delay.

Suresh Kumar v. Union of India & Anr.

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