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Satyanand Vs State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors.Satyanand v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

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Satyanand v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

Delhi HC8 Apr 2025I.P.A./4/2023

Case brief

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What is this about?

Satyanand (styled 'Satyanand Poor' in his e-mail) v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors.; I.P.A. 4/2023; High Court of Delhi; decided 08.04.2025 by Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, J.; withdrawal of petition by plaintiff-in-person citing illness; claim of allotment of plot no. 309, Panchayati Colony, Village Haiderpur, Delhi; joint inspection report dated 17.12.2024 by SDM Kanjhawala/Saraswati Vihar, DDA and GNCTD; alleged resolution dated 22.04.2976 ('Document B') not borne out by departmental records; suit dismissed as withdrawn; pending applications disposed as infructuous; I.A. 24416/2023, I.A. 24417/2023; counsel: Anubhav Gupta (GNCTD), Prabhsahay Kaur (Standing Counsel, DDA).

What did the court decide?

Leave to withdraw the petition effectively granted; the suit dismissed as withdrawn on the petitioner's own application, and pending applications disposed of as infructuous.

Why is it important?

The petitioner's withdrawal application, which had been lying pending with the Registry, was called for and taken on record, and the Registry was directed to number it. ¶5

What the court decided

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Outcome

Leave to withdraw the petition effectively granted; the suit dismissed as withdrawn on the petitioner's own application, and pending applications disposed of as infructuous.

Issue for consideration

Whether leave should be granted to the petitioner to withdraw I.P.A. 4/2023 and the connected applications, and on what terms.

Court's answer

The petitioner's withdrawal application, which had been lying pending with the Registry, was called for and taken on record, and the Registry was directed to number it.

Ratio / Principle

In view of the joint inspection report filed by the Departments (SDM, DDA and GNCTD) and the application moved by the plaintiff, the suit is dismissed as withdrawn.

Key takeaways

Pending application(s), if any, stand(s) disposed of as infructuous.ratio¶10

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, J.), 08.04.2025 — I.P.A. 4/2023, Satyanand v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors.: None appeared for the petitioner, who had e-mailed the Court Master on 07.04.2025 seeking withdrawal of the case (with I.A. 24416/2023 and I.A. 24417/2023) on grounds of ill-health. The withdrawal application was taken on record and directed to be numbered. The Court noted the joint inspection report dated 17.12.2024 of SDM, DDA and GNCTD, wherein the Departments stated they were unable to verify the claim of allotment of plot no. 309, Panchayati Colony, Village Haiderpur, Delhi, and that no resolution dated 22.04.2976 relied on by the plaintiff ('Document B') exists in their records. In view of the report and the application, the suit was dismissed as withdrawn; pending applications were disposed of as infructuous. Counsel for SDM stated the plaintiff was not available at the address furnished by him.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- I.P.A. 4/2023

SATYANAND .....Petitioner

Through: None

versus

STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anubhav Gupta, Adv. For GNCTD. Ms. Prabhsahay Kaur, Standing Counsel DDA Mr. Ananth Dwivedi, SDM Kanjhawala Link Officer to SDM Saraswati Vihar

CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA

O R D E R

% 08.04.2025

None appears on behalf of the plaintiff.

An e-mail has been received by the plaintiff to the Court Master on

07.04.2025 along with a withdrawal application which reads as under:-

“Dear Hon'ble Court Master,

It is humbly requested that the Hon'ble justice of the Hon'ble court to Withdraw the case no- I.P.A 4/2023 I.A. 24416/2023 I.A. 24417/2023, N.D.H:08.04.2025, SATYANAND VERUS STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS, pending before Hon'ble court no. 50 of Hon'ble Delhi High Court before the Hon'ble Ms. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, due to suffering from seriously so many illnesses like B.P, Sugar and Chronicles illness like sciatica etc. with serious depression.

Thanking you with heavy regards.

Kindly see and put up before the Hon'ble Justice the attached copy in this email.

This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 16/04/2025 at 12:41:06

Your's Faithfully

Satyanand Poor petitioner in person”

There is also an office noting by the registry for the hearing dated 08.04.2025, which reads as under:-

“Affidavit/application e-Filed by and on behalf of Plaintiff Vide Diary No: 2315986/2025/2025 (Under objection) Rest nothing fresh filed.”

Learned counsel, who appears on behalf of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (‘SDM’) as well states that the plaintiff is not available on the address furnished by the plaintiff itself.

The withdrawal application, which has been lying pending with the Registry has been called for and the application is taken on record. The Registry is directed to number the said application.

In this application, it is stated that the Petitioner is seeking leave to withdraw the petition and prays that no cost be imposed.

This Court has also perused the joint inspection report filed by SDM, DDA and GNCTD on 17.12.2024. In these reports, GNCTD and DDA have jointly submitted that having perused the records, they were unable to verify the claim of the Petitioner qua allotment of plot no. 309 Panchayati Colony, Village- Haiderpur, Delhi and in fact, as per their records, no such resolution dated 22.04.2976 relied upon by the plaintiff [annexed as ‘Document B’ with the plaint] exists, which could show that the said plot was allotted to the plaintiff herein.

In view of the joint inspection report filed by the Departments as well

This is a digitally signed order.

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 16/04/2025 at 12:41:06

as the application moved by the plaintiff, the suit is dismissed as withdrawn.

This Court would also like to records its appreciation for Mr. Anuj Aggarwal and Ms. Prabhashay Kaur in assisting this Court from time to time.

Pending application, if any, stands disposed of as infructuous.

MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J

APRIL 8, 2025/ rhc/ms

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This is a digitally signed order.

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 16/04/2025 at 12:41:06

Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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1.
Whether leave should be granted to the petitioner to withdraw I.P.A. 4/2023 and the connected applications, and on what terms.¶6
The court held
The petitioner's withdrawal application, which had been lying pending with the Registry, was called for and taken on record, and the Registry was directed to number it.ratio¶5

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Prior proceeding
By e-mail dated 07.04.2025 addressed to the Court Master, the petitioner-in-person sought withdrawal of I.P.A. 4/2023 along with I.A. 24416/2023 and I.A. 24417/2023, pleading serious illnesses (B.P., sugar, sciatica, depression).¶2
Prior proceeding
Office noting of the Registry recorded that an affidavit/application was e-filed by and on behalf of the plaintiff vide Diary No. 2315986/2025 (under objection), with nothing fresh otherwise filed.¶3
Prior proceeding
Joint inspection report filed by SDM, DDA and GNCTD on 17.12.2024, in which GNCTD and DDA jointly stated that, on perusal of their records, they were unable to verify the petitioner's claim of allotment of plot no. 309, Panchayati Colony, Village Haiderpur, Delhi.¶7
Prior proceeding
In the same joint inspection report, the Departments stated that, as per their records, no such resolution dated 22.04.2976 relied upon by the plaintiff (annexed as 'Document B' with the plaint) exists to show the plot was allotted to him.¶7

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Satyanand¶caption
respondent
State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors.¶caption
Anubhav Gupta, Prabhsahay Kaur, Ananth Dwivedi

Coram

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Manmeet Pritam Singh Aroraauthor¶coram

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Delhi HC
Decided on: 8 Apr 2025 · April
Registered: 6 Dec 2023
Case no.: I.P.A./4/2023
CNR: DLHC010497982023
Bench: Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora
Case type: I.P.A.

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Cite this judgement

Satyanand v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors., I.P.A./4/2023 (DEL), decided on 8 April 2025.

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Procedural history4

By e-mail dated 07.04.2025 addressed to the Court Master, the petitioner-in-person sought withdrawal of I.P.A. 4/2023 along with I.A. 24416/2023 and I.A. 24417/2023, pleading serious illnesses (B.P., sugar, sciatica, depression).
Office noting of the Registry recorded that an affidavit/application was e-filed by and on behalf of the plaintiff vide Diary No. 2315986/2025 (under objection), with nothing fresh otherwise filed.

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Bench / Coram

Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora

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