Anil Kumar and Anr. v. Govt of NCT of Delhi and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Sale deed registration withheld by Sub-Registrar-IX(A), Najafgarh for NOC/LSR/sanction under Section 30, East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act 1948 on ground of pending consolidation proceedings — Village Mundhela Khurd, Tehsil Najafgarh, South-West Delhi; deficiency memo dated 29.05.2025 requiring LSR from ADM; writ disposed of with directions following Okaya Infocom Pvt. Ltd. (W.P.(C) 12122/2021, decided 10.11.2023) and Jeevantika Organic Farming LLP (W.P.(C) 12083/2025, decided 12.08.2025); registration not to be refused solely for pendency of consolidation; purchaser undertakings accepted and to form part of sale deed, binding transferees; subject to verification of land acquisition status and without prejudice to consolidation proceedings and third-party rights.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of along with the pending application: Petitioners' affidavits/undertakings taken on record and accepted; registration of the Sale Deed directed not to be refused solely on the ground of pendency of consolidation proceedings or non-availability of any NOC/LSR/sanction, subject to verification of land acquisition status, with undertakings to form part of the Sale Deed, and registration to be without prejudice to the pending consolidation proceedings and third-party rights.