Dhanno Rani v. Union of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Maintainability of writ petition under Article 226 seeking declaration of lapse of land acquisition under RFCTLARR Act 2013; acquisition of 1959 held to have attained finality; Khasra No. 4//26/2, Village Sahipur, New Delhi; DDA as acquirer; Rs. 2 crore already released to Land Department; prior writ W.P.(C) No. 2290/1986 (Lachhman Singh) dismissed for delay on 10.03.2005; Supreme Court dismissal of Civil Appeal No. 2850/2009 (Rampal) on 13.07.2017 holding 2013 Act not invocable for 1959 acquisition; petitioner wife of Petitioner No. 4 in earlier writ; petition dismissed, pending applications disposed.
What did the court decide?
Since the acquisition has attained finality – the earlier challenge in W.P.(C) No. 2290 of 1986 having been dismissed by this Court on the ground of delay and that dismissal having been carried to, and rejected by, the Supreme Court – the present petition is not maintainable and is dismissed.