Delhi High Court
W.P.(C)/14238/2026 of SARITA Vs GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. on 25 September 2026
& connected matters. Page 1 of 5 $~46, 52, 55, 57 & 62 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010463162026 + W.P.(C) 14238/2026 SARITA .....Petitioner versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents # CNR No. DLHC010463712026 + W.P.(C) 14262/2026 RITU ARORA
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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CNR No. DLHC010463162026
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W.P.(C) 14238/2026
SARITA
.....Petitioner
versus
GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.
.....Respondents
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CNR No. DLHC010463712026
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W.P.(C) 14262/2026
RITU ARORA
.....Petitioner
versus
GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.
.....Respondents
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CNR No. DLHC010463772026
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W.P.(C) 14268/2026
VIKAS SINGH MAHLAWAT
.....Petitioner
versus
GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.
.....Respondents
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CNR No. DLHC010463812026
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W.P.(C) 14272/2026
REKHA RANI SHARMA
.....Petitioner
versus
GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.
.....Respondents
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CNR No. DLHC010463892026
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W.P.(C) 14280/2026
REKHA RANI
.....Petitioner
versus
GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.
.....Respondents
Appearances:
Mr. Alok Dev, Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocates for petitioners.
Mr. Sameer Vashisht, SC with Mr. Aryaman Vachar, Advocate for GNCTD.
CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN
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1. Issue notice. Mr. Sameer Vashisht, learned Standing Counsel for the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi [“GNCTD”], accepts notice on behalf of the respondents.
2. The present petitions have been filed by the petitioners, seeking a direction to the respondents – GNCTD to register the respective Sale/Gift Deeds executed in their favour.
3. The particulars of the respective Sale/Gift Deeds and the immovable properties forming the subject matter of the present petitions are set out below: Writ Petitions Vendor(s)/ Donor(s)
Donee(s) Date of the Sale/Gift Deed Land Details W.P.(C) 14238/2026 Sushila Sarita Sale Deed dated 18.09.2026
share in residential plot No. 308, i.e. land area
Writ Petitions Vendor(s)/ Donor(s) Purchaser(s)/ Donee(s) Date of the Sale/Gift Deed Land Details measuring 262.5 Sq. Yds., out of Khasra No. 142//308(2-02), situated in the extended Lal Dora/Abadi of Village Kanjhawala, Delhi 110081. W.P.(C) 14262/2026 Sanjeev Arora Ritu Arora Gift Deed dated 18.09.2026 Industrial Plot bearing No. 428, land area measuring 06 Biswa, i.e. 300 Sq.Yds., out of Khasra No. 143/428, situated in the extended Lal Dora/Abadi of Village Kanjhawala, Delhi 110081. W.P.(C) 14268/2026 Sanjay Kumar and Narender Singh Vikas Singh Mehlawat Sale Deed dated 18.09.2026 Residential plot bearing No. 316, total land area measuring 250 Sq. Yds. (200+50), out of total land area measuring 01 Bigha
Biswa, out of Khasra No. 142/316MIN (1-02), situated in the extended Lal Dora/Abadi of Village Kanjhawala, Delhi 110081. W.P.(C) 14272/2026 Rajesh Kumar Rekha Rani Sharma Gift Deed dated 18.09.2026 Industrial Plot Bearing No.197, land area measuring 06 Biswa i.e.
Sq.Yds., out of
Writ Petitions Vendor(s)/ Donor(s) Purchaser(s)/ Donee(s) Date of the Sale/Gift Deed Land Details Khasra No.143/197, situated in the extended lal dora/abadi of village Kanjhawala, Delhi-110081. W.P.(C) 14280/2026 Narender Singh Rekha Rani Sale Deed dated 18.09.2026 Residential Plot No.316, land area measuring 250 Sq.Yds., out of Khasra No.142/316MIN(l- 02), situated in the extended lal dora/abadi of village Kanjhawala, Delhi- 110081.
4. The case of the petitioners is that registration of the said Sale/Gift Deeds have been refused on the ground that consolidation proceedings in respect of the subject lands are still pending, and the petitioners have not furnished a No Objection Certificate [“NOC”] and/or Land Status Report [“LSR”].
5. Mr. Alok Dev, learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that the only impediment to the grant of NOC/LSR is the pendency of the consolidation proceedings in respect of the village in question [Village Kanjhawala]. Mr. Dev cited orders of this Court in Okaya Infocom Pvt. Ltd. and Anr. v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Anr.1, Smt. Nirmala Devi and Ors. v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr. and connected matter2, and several 1 W.P.(C) 12122/2021, decided on 10.11.2023. 2 W.P.(C) 4046/2025, decided on 01.04.2025.
subsequent orders3, as well as the Circular dated 14.08.2025 [“Circular”] issued by the GNCTD, whereby the procedure for registration of land documents has been streamlined and registration has been permitted subject to the purchaser undertaking to abide by the outcome of the pending consolidation proceedings.
6. It is also noted that the respective Sale/Gift Deeds record that the subject land is not subject to any acquisition proceedings.
7. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners are agreeable to purchasing/taking the subject land on the aforesaid terms and undertake to abide by the outcome of the consolidation proceedings, without prejudice to the rights and contentions of any third party.
8. In view of the aforesaid submissions, the present writ petitions are disposed of with a direction that registration of the Sale/Gift Deeds in question shall not be refused merely on the ground of non-availability of the NOC/LSR. The petitioners shall, however, file undertakings with the Registry of this Court, to the effect that they are purchasing/taking the subject properties, subject to the result of the consolidation proceedings, and without prejudice to the rights and contentions of any third-party, within one week from today, and the same shall also be forwarded to the concerned Revenue Authority. PRATEEK JALAN, J SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 ‘B’/SM/ 3 Chandan Sawhney v. State (NCT of Delhi) [2024 SCC OnLine Del 8421]; Vinod Kumar Rajoria v. Government of NCT of Delhi and Others, [2023 SCC OnLine Del 5446].