Dismissed¶16

Hansraj Gupta & Co. (P) Ltd. v. Consolidation Officer (Villager Bijawasan) & Ors.

Delhi HC17 Dec 2025LPA/536/2012

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Delhi High Court order dated 17.12.2025 dismissing LPA 536/2012 and CM APPL. 2472/2014; appellant Hansraj Gupta & Co. (P) Ltd.; Consolidation Officer (Villager Bijawasan); admitted encroachment; public passage created pursuant to Impugned Order not traversing appellant's land; consolidation proceedings pending ~50 years in Village Bijawasan; private respondents gave up proprietorship rights over narrow parcel; remedy argument under Delhi Reforms Act, 1958; advocates Anand Yadav, Avni Singh (GNCTD Panel Counsel), Parvinder Chauhan Sr. Adv., Abhilash vashisht, Smita Maan; judges Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar.

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Once the Appellant admits that he is an encroacher, he deserves no sympathy. ¶12

Hansraj Gupta & Co. (P) Ltd. Vs Consolidation Officer (Villager Bijawasan) & Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- LPA 536/2012 and CM APPL. 2472/2014 HANSRAJ GUPTA & CO. (P) LTD. .....Appellant Through: Mr. Anand Yadav Adv.

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versus

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CONSOLIDATION OFFICER (VILLAGER BIJAWASAN) & ORS .....Respondents Through: Ms. Avni Singh Panel Counsel GNCTD. Mr. Parvinder Chauhan Sr. Adv. with Mr.Abhilash vashisht Adv. for R-5. Ms. Smita Maan, Adv. for R-7 to 11.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR

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O R D E R

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% 17.12.2025

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Learned counsel representing the Appellant admits that the Appellant is in possession of the property strictly in accordance with his entitlement and further admits that the public passage, which has been created pursuant to the Impugned Order, does not traverse through the Appellant’s land. However, learned counsel representing the Appellant submits that this parcel of land was in his possession even if, as an encroacher and therefore, the appropriate remedy ought to have been pursued under the Delhi Reforms Act, 1958.

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This Court has considered the submissions made by the learned counsel representing the Appellant.

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Once, the Appellant admits that he is an encroacher, he deserves no sympathy. The consolidation proceedings are unfortunately

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 20/12/2025 at 11:35:55

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pending for the last 50 years. Government of NCT of Delhi is unable to conclude the same even after lapse of half a century. The private Respondents have given up their proprietorship rights over a narrow parcel of land, to convert it into a public passage. The Appellant can have no grievance, if there is no intrusion into the parcel land under his ownership. Moreover, the public passage has already been carved out and is being used by everyone.

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Hence, the present Appeal, along with the pending application, is dismissed.

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ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.

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HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J.

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DECEMBER 17, 2025

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Pallavi/ra

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 20/12/2025 at 11:35:55

Hansraj Gupta & Co. (P) Ltd. v. Consolidation Officer (Villager Bijawasan) & Ors.

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