Tek Chand Narula & Ors. vs Amit Kataria Land and Development Officer & Ors.

Type Court Judgment Court Delhi Decided Mar 17, 2026

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/1257412
Court: Delhi High Court
Judge: Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Amit Sharma
Decided On: Mar 17, 2026
Case Number: CONT.CAS(C)/70/2021
Subject: Land Acquisition

Case Summary

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Land Acquisition

Key legal issue: Land Acquisition

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Tek Chand Narula & Ors.

Advocate Mr. S.N. Choudhri, Mr. Kamal Kant Jha, Mr. Avinash Singh, Mr. Aishwarya Deep Singh, Ms. Aakriti, Ms. Payal Rajput, Mr. Udit Dedhiya, Mr. Sanjay Sharma, Ms. Apurva Sachdev, Mr. Preyansh Gupta

Respondent

Amit Kataria Land and Development Officer & Ors.

Excerpt

.....prayers: “a) direct the respondents to purge the contempt by complying with all the directions issued to l&do and to ndmc, videjudgment dated 27.08.2019 passed by this hon'ble court in wp(c)no. 2428/2015 titled as "tek chand narula & others vs union of india & others' as also vide orders dated 18.09.2020 passed in c.m. no. 22654/2020, in wp (c) no. 2428/2015;b) kindly send all respondents/contemnors herein to imprisonmentfor such period as this hon'ble court may deem fit and proper and all such conditions which may be imposed on the petitioners with regard to deposit of money for their civil imprisonment;c) kindly attach the properties of the respondents/contemnors jointly or severally for committing contempt of judgment dated 27.08.2019 of this hon'ble court.any other relief which this hon'ble court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case be also granted in favour of the petitioners and as against the respondents.”3. learned counsel for the petitioners seeks leave of this court towithdraw the present petition as the same has become infructuous.4. in view of the same, the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn anddisposed of accordingly.5. pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of.amit sharma, jmarch 17, 2026/bsr/db

Full Judgment

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CONT.CAS(C) 70/2021 & CM APPL. 2239/2021 TEK CHAND NARULA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. S.N. Choudhri, Advocate.

versus

AMIT KATARIA LAND AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER & ORS.

.....Respondents Through: Mr. Kamal Kant Jha, CGSC with Mr. Avinash Singh, Mr. Aishwarya Deep Singh and Ms. Aakriti, Advocates for

R-1.

Mr.Tushar Sannu and Ms. Payal Rajput, Advocates for NDMC. Mr. Udit Dedhiya, Standing Counsel with Mr. Sanjay Sharma, ASC, Ms. Apurva Sachdev, Mr. Preyansh Gupta, Advocates for NDMC.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA

ORDER

% 17.03.2026

1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

2. The present petition under Section 2B read with Sections 11 and 12 of

the Contempt of Courts Act, seeks the following prayers: “a) Direct the respondents to purge the contempt by complying with all the directions issued to L&DO and to NDMC, vide

Judgment dated 27.08.2019 passed by this Hon'ble Court in WP(C)

No. 2428/2015 titled as "Tek Chand Narula & Others Vs Union of India & Others' as also vide orders dated 18.09.2020 passed in C.M. No. 22654/2020, in WP (C) No. 2428/2015;

b) Kindly send all respondents/contemnors herein to imprisonment

for such period as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper and all such conditions which may be imposed on the petitioners with regard to deposit of money for their civil imprisonment;

c) Kindly attach the properties of the respondents/contemnors jointly or severally for committing contempt of Judgment dated 27.08.2019 of this Hon'ble Court.

Any other relief which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case be also granted in favour of the petitioners and as against the respondents.”

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks leave of this Court to

withdraw the present petition as the same has become infructuous.

4. In view of the same, the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn and

disposed of accordingly.

5. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of.

AMIT SHARMA, J

MARCH 17, 2026/bsr/db

Same Court & Year Delhi · 2026 Same Parties Tek Chand Narula & Ors. vs Amit Kataria Land and Development ... Same Subject Land Acquisition Same Judge Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Amit Sharma