Delhi Development Authority Act, 1957

The plaintiff, Mohinder Kaur, sued the defendant, Kusamanand, for eviction and mesne profits of a ground‑floor residential premises, alleging the defendant was a trespasser. The defendant claimed she had been let in as a tenant by D.K. Chadha, who held a power of attorney for the plaintiff, and produced a receipt of ad…

The Supreme Court examined whether a ministerial note dated 8 June 1999 could be treated as a decision under Section 48(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to withdraw from the acquisition of land occupied by Shanti Sports Club, and whether the Government’s refusal to de‑notify the land (letter dated 9 June 2000) was …

The Supreme Court reviewed petitions filed by polluting industries that had been ordered to surrender portions of their land for green belts after relocation from Delhi. The petitioners argued that the Delhi Development Authority (ODA) must acquire the surrendered land under Section 15 of the Delhi Development Authorit…

The petitioners, allottees of Middle‑Income Group flats constructed by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), challenged the levy of a surcharge added to the purchase price, alleging it violated Article 14’s equality clause and the DDA’s statutory ‘no‑profit‑no‑loss’ policy. They also contended that the Supreme Court c…

The Supreme Court examined whether Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, is a protected monument and whether the 1992 notification declaring a 100‑metre prohibited area around it applies to a plot where the respondents sought to construct a multistoried building. The Court held that the 1956 notification declaring Jantar Mantar a …

The Greater Kailash Part‑II Welfare Association challenged the municipal sanction and various clearances granted to DLF Universal Ltd for converting the Savitri Cinema Hall into a mini‑cinema‑cum‑commercial complex, alleging that the plan would cause traffic congestion and violated parking standards under the Delhi Mas…

Kuldeep Singh appealed to the Supreme Court after the Delhi High Court, both at the Single Judge and Division Bench levels, denied his request to have his share in a plot converted from leasehold to freehold, holding that such a conversion would require amendment of the layout plan and would disturb development control…

The tenant, Mis. Precision Steel and Engg. Works, occupied a ground‑floor flat in Greater Kailash, Delhi, under a licence deed dated 13 September 1971 that required residential use but permitted incidental office use subject to local authority approval. The landlord, Prem Deva Niranjan Deva Tayal, sought eviction under…