U.P.Samaj Cooperative House B vs D.D.A. & Ors

ik-158137472 Delhi High Court 21 November 2025 • 35 min read

Judges (2)

Anil Kshetarpal Delivered Renu Bhatnagar Coram

Counsel (13)

Aastha Bhardwaj Counsel Respondent Ankit Rana Counsel Appellant Anuj Kumar Suryavanshi Counsel Appellant Kailash Vasdev Counsel Respondent Latika Malhotra Counsel Respondent Nitin Mishra Counsel Respondent Raghav Vij Counsel Appellant Rajiv Saxena Counsel Appellant Rajiv Singh Counsel Appellant Sanjay Kumar Pathak Counsel Respondent Saurabh Kansal Counsel Appellant Shipra Bali Counsel Appellant Sunil Dalal Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Delhi Development Authority Respondent U.P. Samaj Cooperative House Building Society Appellant

Case Significance

U.P.Samaj Cooperative House B vs D.D.A. & Ors is a Delhi High Court decision dated November 21, 2025 (citation: ik-158137472). Cross Letters Patent Appeals arose from a Single Judge's order directing DDA to initiate fresh acquisition proceedings for land originally allotted to a cooperative society but subsequently developed by DDA. The Division Bench allowed DDA's appeal and dismissed the Society's appeal, holding that the Society had failed to establish any surviving enforceable right in the land due to long delay, laches, abandonment, and irreversible development on the site. The bench comprised Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Renu Bhatnagar. The judgment was delivered by Justice Anil Kshetarpal.

Summary

Cross Letters Patent Appeals arose from a Single Judge's order directing DDA to initiate fresh acquisition proceedings for land originally allotted to a cooperative society but subsequently developed by DDA. The Division Bench allowed DDA's appeal and dismissed the Society's appeal, holding that the Society had failed to establish any surviving enforceable right in the land due to long delay, laches, abandonment, and irreversible development on the site.

What was the outcome of U.P.Samaj Cooperative House B vs D.D.A. & Ors?

Cross Letters Patent Appeals arose from a Single Judge's order directing DDA to initiate fresh acquisition proceedings for land originally allotted to a cooperative society but subsequently developed ...

Judgment

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