Ashok Kakkar v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, W.P.(C) 1655/2026 & CM APPL. 8041/2026, decided 05.02.2026 by Jasmeet Singh, J. Petitioner Ashok Kakkar sought writs of prohibition and mandamus regarding land measuring 27 Bighas 2 Biswas (5.6 Acres), Khasra No. 1127/1(27-2), Village Satbari, Delhi. DDA relied on notification dated 05.09.1988 recalling the 1987 de-notification, under which the land stood acquired. Prayer restricted to two applications dated 14.10.2020 for rectification of land records before respondent No. 3 (GNCTD). Court ordered respondent No. 3 to decide the applications with a personal hearing within 4 weeks; petitioner free to challenge the 1988 notification. Keywords: Article 226, land acquisition, de-notification, Satbari, DDA, GNCTD, rectification of land records.
What did the court decide?
Directions issued: respondent No. 3 to decide the petitioner's two applications dated 14.10.2020 (rectification of land records) after a personal hearing, expeditiously and not later than 4 weeks; petitioner left at liberty to challenge the 1988 notification in accordance with law; document handed over in Court taken on record.