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Omprakash Rana and Ors. v. Settlement Officer (Khera Kalan) and Anr.

Delhi HC20 May 2026W.P.(C)/7086/2026

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Writ petition seeking enforcement of a Financial Commissioner's remand direction in consolidation proceedings; the High Court, without expressing opinion on merits, directed the Settlement Officer to pass a speaking and reasoned order within twelve weeks and disposed of the petition.

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Settlement Officer directed to comply with Financial Commissioner's order dated 15.10.2025 and pass speaking and reasoned order preferably within twelve weeks.

Omprakash Rana and Ors. Vs Settlement Officer (Khera Kalan)… — Land Acquisition | Delhi HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 7086/2026 & CM APPL. 34737/2026

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OMPRAKASH RANA AND ORS .....Petitioners

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Through: Mr. Prashant Singh, Advocate.

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versus

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SETTLEMENT OFFICER (KHERA KALAN) AND ANR

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.....Respondents Through: None.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA

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O R D E R % 20.05.2026

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The Petitioners preferred a revision petition [Case No. 175/2025] under Section 42 of the East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948 against order dated 6^th July, 2022 passed by the Consolidation Officer (Khera Kalan). In the said proceedings, the Financial Commissioner by order dated 15^th October, 2025, remanded the matter back to the Settlement Officer to take into consideration the observations made in the order including the judgment of the Supreme Court in Mohinder Singh (Dead) through LRs and Another v. Narain Singh and Others in Civil Revision No. 3828/2017 and pass a speaking and reasoned order within a period of 3 months.

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The Petitioners’ limited grievance is that despite the aforesaid directions, no order has been passed till date. This Court notices that after the decision of the Supreme Court in Mohinder Singh , a large number of

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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 23/05/2026 at 12:37:51

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matters concerning consolidation proceedings have required reconsideration by the revenue authorities and the Financial Commissioner has passed several orders. It is possible that the pendency of such matters has contributed to the delay in compliance with the order dated 15^th October, 2025.

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Having regard to the nature of the relief sought and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the controversy, this Court deems it appropriate to direct the Settlement Officer concerned to comply with the directions contained in the order dated 15^th October, 2025 passed by the Financial Commissioner and conclude the remand proceedings by passing a speaking and reasoned order as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of twelve weeks from today.

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With the above direction, the present petition is disposed of along with pending application.

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SANJEEV NARULA, J

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MAY 20, 2026 as

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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 23/05/2026 at 12:37:51

Omprakash Rana and Ors. v. Settlement Officer (Khera Kalan) and Anr.

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