Delhi High Court
W.P.(C)/14726/2025 of HARPREET SINGH CHAWLA Vs UNION OF INDIA on 17 September 2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010724042025 + W.P.(C) 14726/2025 HARPREET SINGH CHAWLA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. S. K. Rout and Mr. Rahul Kumar, Mr Shivang Singh, Ms Abha Varma, Advs. (M:9971754754) versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr Sanjay Kumar Pathak, Standing
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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CNR No. DLHC010724042025
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W.P.(C) 14726/2025
HARPREET SINGH CHAWLA
.....Petitioner
Through:
Mr. S. K. Rout and Mr. Rahul Kumar,
Mr Shivang Singh, Ms Abha Varma,
Advs. (M:9971754754)
versus
UNION OF INDIA
.....Respondent
Through:
Mr Sanjay Kumar Pathak, Standing
Counsel with Mr. K.K. Kiran, Mr.
Sunil Kumar Jha, Mr. Kushagra Dixit,
and Mr. Mohd. Sueb Akhtar, Advs.
for LAC/L&B/GNCTD.
CORAM:
JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH
JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN
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O R D E R
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1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
2. The present petition has been filed seeking directions to the Respondent– Land Acquisition Collector (hereinafter, ‘LAC’) to forward the reference petition filed by the Petitioner under section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to the concerned court of Ld. ADJ for adjudication.
3. Ld. Counsel for the LAC submits that the application stated to have been filed by the Petitioner under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 is not traceable in the record of the LAC.
4. A copy of the said application filed by the Petitioner dated 3rd June, 2011 has been annexed as Annexure P-1 to the present petition. This is a digitally signed order. 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 21/09/2026 at 11:23:00
5. Let the Petitioner appear before the LAC within a period of 2 weeks from the date of this order and after verifying the genuinity of the application which has been filed by the Petitioner, the application shall be processed by the LAC in accordance with law.
6. The petition is disposed of in these terms.
7. All rights and contentions of the parties are left open. PRATHIBA M. SINGH, J. VIKAS MAHAJAN, J. SEPTEMBER 17, 2026/dk/ss This is a digitally signed order. 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 21/09/2026 at 11:23:00