Delhi Court December 1969 Judgments

Municipal Corporation of Delhi and ors. Vs. Kamla Bhandari and ors. Overruled

Court: Delhi

Reported in: ILR1970Delhi66

S.N. Andley, J. (1) This judgment will dispose of L.P.A. 143-D of 1965 and L.P.A. 138-D of 1965. The former is an appeal by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, its Standing Committee and the Town Planner, while the latter is an appeal by the Chief Commissioner, Delhi. Both these appeals have been filed against the judgment and order dated 7/10/1965, of Sharma. J. in Civil Writ No. 211-D of 1962. (2) This writ had been filed by Shrimati Kamla Bhandari and Shrimati Kaushalya Devi, hereinafter referred to as 'the respondents', in the Circuit Bench of the Punjab High Court at Delhi, against (1) the Chief Commissioner, Delhi; (2) Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Delhi; (3) Standing Committee, Municipal Corporation, Delhi; (4) Town Planner, Municipal Corporation, Delhi; (5) Delhi Development Authority, New Delhi, for an appropriate writ for quashing a notification dated 24/10/1961 issued by the Chief Commissioner, Delhi, under section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, for acquiring Kh...