Governor, Delhi was satisfied that provisions of sub section 1 of Section 17 of the Act were applicable to the land mentioned in the Notification and he was pleased under sub section 4 of Section 17 to direct that all the provisions of Section 5A of the Act would number apply.
Another numberification of the same date was issued under Section 7 of the Act directing the Land Acquisition Collector, Narela to take orders for acquisition of the said land and take possession of the land mentioned therein.
22 and 39 of Village Shahbad Daulatpur after the said land came to be donated to it by the erstwhile owners.
The appellant further claims that a school has been set up on the above land which imparts education to a large number of students.
The appellant in the present appeal claims to be the owner of the land ad measuring 14 Bighas 18 Biswas in Khasra Nos.
The three phases in the Scheme were developed.
The appellant challenged the acquisition of the above land which forms part of the above numberifications before the Delhi High Court.
Even then, the acute shortage of houses in the city of Delhi companytinued.
To meet the shortage of housing accommodation, the Delhi Development Authority DDA sought requisition of the land for its scheme known as Rohini Residential Scheme hereinafter referred to as the Scheme .
In the said Notification, it was also mentioned that Lt.
Large number of other Writ Petitions also came to be filed before the High Court challenging the above numberifications.
The said Scheme was initially planned in three phases Phases I, II, and III.
On the requisition of the DDA, on October 27, 1999, a Notification under Section 4 1 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for short the Act was issued indicating that land stated therein was likely to be required by the Government of Delhi for the public purpose namely Rohini Residential Scheme, Delhi.
On April 3, 2000, a declaration was made by the Government of Delhi under Section 6 of the Act stating that the land mentioned therein was acquired for the public purpose namely Rohini Residential Scheme.
Accordingly, the plan for development of Rohini Phases IV and V was formulated.
M. LODHA,J. The judgment of the Delhi High Court dated July 9, 2007 is impugned in this appeal.
It is the case of the respondents that there was requirement of houses for nearly 8 lakh persons within the reach of companymon man in Delhi.
