Arvind Kumar Agarwal & Anr. v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, Sanjeev Narula, J., W.P.(C) 16929/2025, CM APPL. 69593/2025, decided 23.02.2026. Keywords: registration of sale deed; Sub-Registrar-VI D; NOC; Land Status Report; deficiency memorandum; consolidation proceedings; Village Ladpur; urbanization notification 16.05.2017; Section 507 DMC Act; undertaking by affidavit; disclosure to transferees; Okaya Infocom Pvt. Ltd. v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi; Jeevantika Organic Farming LLP v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi; Arvind Kumar Agarwal; Govt of NCT of Delhi. Core proposition: registration of a sale deed cannot be withheld solely because consolidation proceedings are pending or an associated NOC is unavailable, provided an undertaking disclosing the order is filed and land-acquisition status is verified; registration proceeds without prejudice to consolidation and third-party rights. Petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with directions: upon Petitioners filing (within two weeks) an affidavit undertaking to disclose this order's factum in any further transaction over the subject land until conclusion of consolidation proceedings, registration of the Sale Deed shall not be refused solely on the ground of pendency of consolidation proceedings or non-availability of any NOC, and shall be processed further in accordance with law — subject to verification of land acquisition status by the competent authority, without prejudice to the pending consolidation proceedings and subject to third-party rights; undertaking to form part of the registered Sale Deed; breach to entail consequences in accordance with law.