DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Vs. MOHD. JAMEEL & ORS.

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

Appeal (Civil), 5422 of 2017, Judgment Date: Apr 18, 2017

                                                              NON-REPORTABLE

                        IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
                        CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5422 OF 2017
              [@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (C) NO. 3828 OF 2017 ]


DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY                                    Appellant(s)

                                VERSUS

MOHD. JAMEEL & ORS.                                           Respondent(s)

                               J U D G M E N T

KURIAN, J.
1.    Leave granted.
2.     Despite  findings  regarding  lapse,   the   party-respondents   have
submitted that since the land has been utilized for a public  purpose,  they
would be satisfied with compensation worked out  under  The  Right  to  Fair
Compensation  and  Transparency  in  Land  Acquisition,  Rehabilitation  and
Resettlement Act, 2013.
3.    Admittedly, no compensation has  been  paid  either  to  the  original
owner(s) or to the alleged subsequent purchaser(s).   Therefore,  this  case
is covered by Delhi Development Authority Vs. Sukhbir Singh & Ors.  Reported
in 2016 (8) SCALE 655.
4.     The only  direction  issued  by  the  High  Court,  however,  in  the
peculiar facts of the case, is to work out the compensation under  the  2013
Act and disburse the same within the stipulated time.

5.    We see no reason to interfere with the just order passed by  the  High
Court on the fair submission  made  by  the  respondents.   The  appeal  is,
hence, dismissed.  The appellant is granted six months'  time  to  work  out
the compensation and disburse the same in terms of the impugned order.
      No costs.
                                                   .......................J.
                                                           [ KURIAN JOSEPH ]


                                                   .......................J.
                                                            [ R. BANUMATHI ]

      New Delhi;
      April 18, 2017.