✦ High Court of India · 25 Aug 2025

Mr. K.G. Seth, Advocate v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

Case Details High Court of India · 25 Aug 2025

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High Court of India

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25 Aug 2025

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W.P.(C) 12895/2025 Page 1 of 5$~80 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI+ W.P.(C) 12895/2025 SATPAL SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. K.G. Seth, Advocate. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pathak, Standing Counsel with Mr. Sunil Kumar Jha & Mr. M.S. Akhtar, Advocates for LAC/L&B for GNCTD. Ms. Manika Tripathy, Standing Counsel for DDA with Mr. Aakash Mohar, Advocate for DDA. CORAM:HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALANO R D E R% 25.08.2025CM APPL. 52657/2025 (exemption)Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 12895/2025 & CM APPL. 52658/2025 (for directions) 1.The petitioner has filed this writ petition for the following reliefs: “(a) Direct the respondents to give 250 Sq. Yaris of land out of 10 biswas of unacquired land in the village Shahur Garhi Alipur Narela, Delhi as has been given to his other two brothers who have been made as respondents No.6 Jaipal Singh and Respondent No.7 Harpal Singh, therefore, these two respondents must explain to this Hon'ble Court how, they have got 250 sq. yds, each from the DDA and hence the petitioner may also be given 250 sq. yds of land by 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 28/08/2025 at 12:25:36 W.P.(C) 12895/2025 Page 2 of 5the DDA out of the unacquired 10 biswas of land at Village Shahpur Garhi, Narela, Delhi-110040 out of the demarcated area by Tehsildar as per page No.204 of this writ petition, in the interest of justice. (b) That DDA, VICE CHAIRMAN has given the acknowledgement of the request of the petitioner to his letter dated 4.6.2025 DDA file No. W.P.(C) NO.6529 of 2025, which is also annexed alongwith this writ petition at page No.201-A. explain to this Hon'ble Court how, they have got 250 sq. yards each from the DDA and hence the petitioner may also be given 250 sq. yards of land by DDA out of the un-acquired 10 biswas of land at Village Shahpurgarhi, Narela, Delhi-110040, out of the demarcated area by Tehsildar as per page No. 204 of this Writ Petition, in the interest of justice; (c) That DDA M. Vice Chairman has given the acknowledgment of the request of the petitioner to his letter dated 04.06.2025 DDA file No. WP (C) No. 6529/2025, which is also annexed alongwith this writ petition at page No. 201-A. (d) pass such other order as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 2.The petitioner has earlier filed three writ petitions for the same relief. In W.P.(C) 1054/2025 [Satpal Singh v. Sh. Padmakar Tripathi & Ors.], the prayers were as follows:- “(a) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents that the second writ petition may kindly be accepted in the interest of justice and the land 250 sq. yds may kindly be given to the humble petitioner, in the interest of justice. (b) Pass any other and further order as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit, just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case, in favour of the petitioner and against the respondents;” The petition was disposed of on 28.01.2025 with the following order:- “Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ petition, with liberty to file a fresh petition on the same cause of action with a proper memo of parties, proper pleadings and annexures. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty as aforesaid.” 3.On 18.02.2025, the petitioner filed W.P.(C) 2466/2025 [Satpal 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 28/08/2025 at 12:25:36 W.P.(C) 12895/2025 Page 3 of 5Singh v. Union of India & Ors.] for the following reliefs:- “(a) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents that the third writ petition may kindly be accepted in the interest of justice and the land 250 sq. yds may kindly be given to the humble petitioner, in the interest of justice. First Writ Petition was WP/C No. 4329/2014 annexed at Page 224-238 and order in 2nd W.P ( C) No. 2536/2020 on 243-244. (b) Pass any other and further order as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit, just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case, in favour of the petitioner and against the respondents.” The said writ petition was disposed of on 27.02.2025 with the following directions:- “9. Such filing of repeated writ petitions without proper averments, annexures or prayers, requires an unnecessary expenditure of judicial resources. As a final opportunity, the petitioner is permitted to withdraw this writ petition, with liberty to file a proper writ petition with all necessary facts, documents and prayers. It is specifically directed that any writ petition will contain details of the previous petitions filed by the petitioner on this issue, and the orders passed therein. 10. In the event the petitioner persists in filing incomplete petitions on which his rights cannot be properly adjudicated, no further liberty will be granted. 11. The writ petition, alongwith pending application, is dismissed as withdrawn, with the aforesaid observations.” In the order dated 27.02.2025, several earlier writ petitions of the petitioner were referred to. 4.The petitioner then filed W.P.(C) 6529/2025 [Satpal Singh v. Union of India & Ors.], with the following prayers: “(a) consider that as per the directions in the final order of this Hon'ble Court dated 27.02.2025, the petitioner has placed on record in this petition at page 186 to 188 the order dated 04.03.2020 passed by this Hon'ble Court in W.P.(C) No. 2536/2020 and C.M. Application No. 8860/2020 at page 186 to 188 and also on record in this petition, the application to the Tehsildar for demarcation of land Khasra No. 23/6/2 measuring 4 bighas 14 biswas situated in the revenue estate of village Shahpur Garhi in view of the order dated 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 28/08/2025 at 12:25:36 W.P.(C) 12895/2025 Page 4 of 504.03.2020 passed by Hon'ble High Court of Delhi in Writ Petition Civil No. 2536 of 2020, titled as Satpal Singh Vs. Union of India & Ors. at page 183 to 185; (b) direct the respondents to give 250 sq. yards of land out of 10 biswas of un-acquired land in the village Shahpur Garhi Ali pur, Narela, Delhi as has been given to his other two brothers Jaipal Singh and Harpal Singh since the un-acquired 10 biswas land is ancestral land of the petitioner, in the interest of justice; (c) pass such other order as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 5.On 15.05.2025, the following order was passed: “I.A. 29690/2025 (for exemption) Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 6529/2025 and CM APPL. 29691/2025 (for directions) 1. It is pointed out by learned counsel for the respondents that despite orders dated 28.01.2025 and 27.02.2025, by which earlier writ petitions filed by the petitioner were withdrawn with liberty to file fresh petitions, the present writ petition also suffers from defects in the memo of parties, averments, prayers, and even the vakalatnama. 2. At the request of the learned counsel for the petitioner, list on 12.08.2025, in the category of “Fresh matters and Applications”.” 6.The petitioner did not take steps in accordance with the aforesaid order, and there was no appearance on his behalf on the next date of hearing. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed for non-prosecution on 12.08.2025. 7.The petitioner has not sought recall of the order dated 12.08.2025, but instead filed the present writ petition for substantially similar relief. The writ petition bears the date of 02.07.2025 and carries the specific endorsement that no similar petitions were filed in any other Court. 8.Curiously, the affidavit verifying this petition is dated 19.03.2025, whereas the documents and the accompanying application are verified by 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 28/08/2025 at 12:25:36 W.P.(C) 12895/2025 Page 5 of 5affidavit dated 07.12.2021. The documents annexed to the application include the documents of the year 2025. 9.It is evident that this writ petition has been filed in abuse of the process of the Court. Filing of several writ petitions for the same reliefs is unacceptable, without liberty having been granted by the Court. 10.The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed. If the petitioner wishes to take steps in respect of the order dated 12.08.2025, he may file an application seeking restoration of W.P.(C) 6529/2025, which may be considered on its own merit. PRATEEK JALAN, JAUGUST 25, 2025 ‘pv/JM’/

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