Sarla v. G.N.C.T. of Delhi & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Registration of sale deed withheld for want of NOC/sanction amid pending Village Ladpur consolidation proceedings; Delhi HC (Sanjeev Narula, J., 03.07.2026, W.P.(C) 8639/2026) disposes of petition relying on Okaya Infocom Pvt. Ltd. (W.P.(C) 12122/2021), Shailender Bansal and Jeevantika Organic Farming LLP (W.P.(C) 12083/2025): registration not to be refused solely for consolidation pendency/NOC non-availability; purchaser's undertaking accepted, embedded in Sale Deed; subject to land acquisition verification and third-party rights; Sub-Registrar to process in accordance with law.
What did the court decide?
By directions in terms of Okaya Infocom Pvt. Ltd. and allied decisions: (i) the Petitioner's affidavit/undertaking taken on record and accepted, the Petitioner remaining bound by it; (ii) breach of the undertaking to entail consequences in accordance with law, and the undertaking to form part of the Sale Deed so as to put subsequent transferees to notice; (iii) subject to verification of land acquisition status by the competent authority, registration of the Sale Deed not to be refused solely on the ground of pendency of consolidation proceedings or non-availability of any NOC/sanction, and to be processed further in accordance with law; (iv) registration clarified to be without prejudice to pending consolidation proceedings and subject to the rights, claims and contentions of third parties.