Notices were issued by the Collector under Section 9 of the Act on 26.04.1983, after a lapse of almost 22 years from the date of Notification published under Section 4 1 of the Act.
Challenging the validity of the acquisition proceedings, the appellants filed W.P. C No.
Aggrieved by the said order, on 19.11.2004, the appellants filed S.L.P. before this Court.
9647 of 2009 whereby the High Court dismissed the petition filed by the appellants herein.
2418 2419 of 2008 for modification of this Courts order dated 17.11.2008.
On 06.06.2009, the Government of NCT of Delhi and Land Building Department, Govt.
Aggrieved by the said order, the appellants have preferred this appeal by way of special leave petition before this Court.
was required urgently for the companystruction of Chattarpur Metro Station on Qutub Minar Gurgaon Corridor of Delhi MRTS.
On 24.01.2005, this Court, while issuing numberice, granted status quo in respect of possession of the land in question.
The said acquisition was challenged before the High Court of Delhi and after their dismissal, the appellants and others preferred Civil Appeal Nos.
A declaration under Section 6 of the Act in respect of the said land was issued on 04.01.1969.
The said action and the entire acquisition proceeding was challenged before the High Court which ended in dismissal.
9647 of 2009 before the High Court.
Thereafter, objections and claims were filed by the appellants on 23.05.1983.
However on 15.04.2004, the High Court dismissed the writ petitions.
1131 of 1983 before the High Court.
of Delhi published a numberification dated 02.06.2009 under Section 48 of the Act withdrawing its earlier numberification for acquisition of land in question and a fresh numberification dated 04.06.2009 was published on 07.06.2009 exercising powers under Section 4 read with Section 17 1 4 of the Act seeking to acquire land of the appellants.
Thereafter, the abovesaid S.L.P. were numbered as Civil Appeal Nos.
Challenging the said numberification, the appellants filed W.P. C No.
On 07.10.2008, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited hereinafter referred to as DMRC filed applications in A. Nos.
253 of 2004 which was also dismissed by the High Court.
2418 2419 of 2008.
1129 of 1983 and other members of the family also filed W.P. C No.
This appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 08.09.2009 passed by the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi in W.P. C No.
Sathasivam, J. Leave granted.
5 of 2009 and on 29.1.2009, DMRC also filed I.A.No.6 of 2009 in C.A. Nos.
Thereafter, on 19.01.2009, the Land Acquisition Collector along with Delhi Administration preferred I.A. No.
On 17.11.2008, this Court allowed the application for impleadment and clarified that the order of status quo passed by it will number companye in the way of DMRC proceeding with fresh acquisition in accordance with law.
The High Court, vide its order dated 25.05.1983, issued numberice and directed to maintain status quo as on that date.
The High Court by the impugned order dated 08.09.2009 dismissed the petition.
Against the dismissal of the writ petition, the appellants filed Review Petition No.
Brief facts A numberification under Section 4 1 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 hereinafter referred to as the Act was issued on 24.10.1961 to acquire vast chunk of agricultural land for the planned development of Delhi including the lands of the appellants herein situated in Village Mehrauli.
This Court, on 23.02.2009, disposed of the said applications for modification reiterating its earlier order dated 17.11.2008.
Heard Mr. P.S. Patwalia, learned senior companynsel for the appellants land owners, Mr. Parag P. Tripathi, Additional Solicitor General for the Union of India and Mr. Nikhil Goel for DDA.
2418 2419 of 2008 for impleadment and vacation modification of order of status quo on the ground that land admeasuring 26,187 sq.
