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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: 28th April, 2023
MUMTIYAJ ALI ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Chirayu Jain, Ms. Sakshi Dewangan, Advs. (M: 9584014555)
Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, GNCTD, with Mr. Vanshay Kaul, Advocate. (M: 9870111585)
JUDGMENT
2 WITH + W.P.(C) 11207/2021 MOHD GUL HASAN..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Suroor Mander, Ms. Vasudha Singh, and Mr. Imroz Alam Advocates. (M: 8130426636) Mr. Sameer Vashisht with Mr. Parth Vibhu, Advocates.
VERSUS
SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE KARAWAL NAGAR & ANR...... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, GNCTD, with Mr. Vanshay Kaul, Advocate. 3 WITH + W.P.(C) 11208/2021 & CM APPL. 34509/2021 MOHD NASIM..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Suroor Mander, Ms. Vasudha Singh, and Mr. Imroz Alam Advocates.
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SDM KARAWAL NAGAR & ANR...... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, 2023:DHC:2954 W.P.(C) 6338/2020 & connected matters 4 WITH + W.P.(C) 11483/2021 & CM APPL. 35387/2021 FAHEEM AKHTAR..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Suroor Mander, Ms. Vasudha
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SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE SHAHDARA & ANR...... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, 6 WITH + W.P.(C) 9313/2021 & CM APPL. 28942/2021 MOHD GULVEZ & ANR...... Petitioner Through: Ms. Suroor Mander, Ms. Vasudha
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DISTRICT MAGISTRATE NORTH EAST DELHI & ANR...... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht with Mr. Parth Vibhu, Advocates 7 WITH + W.P.(C) 13238/2022 KHALIL AHMAD..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Mishika Singh, Ms Aanchal Tikmani, Mr Subham K Jain & Ms Harshita Singhal, Advocates versus GNCTD & ORS...... Respondents Through: Mr. Rishikesh Kumar, ASC, GNCTD with Ms. Sheenu Priya, Mr. Aditiya Raj, Mr. Mohd Zaid, Mr. Sudhir, Advocates for GNCTD. 8 WITH + W.P.(C) 17622/2022 MOHD. SAMEER..... Petitioner 2023:DHC:2954 W.P.(C) 6338/2020 & connected matters Through: Ms. Mishika Singh, Ms Aanchal Tikmani, Mr Subham K Jain & Ms Harshita Singhal, Advocates (M-
9810187140)
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GNCTD, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE & ORS...... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, 9 WITH + W.P.(C) 6413/2020 SHOKAT ALI & ORS...... Petitioners Through: Ms. Mishika Singh, Ms Aanchal GOVT.
OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS...... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, 10 WITH + W.P.(C) 6660/2020 SAGEER KHAN & ANR...... Petitioners Through: Ms. Suroor Mander, Ms. Vasudha
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GOVT.
OF NCT OF DELHI..... Respondent Through: Mr. Avishkar Singhvi, Mr. Naved Ahmed, Mr. Vivek Kumar, Advocates for GNCTD. 11 WITH + W.P.(C) 6736/2020 MOHSIN..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Mishika Singh, Ms Aanchal Tikmani, Mr Subham K Jain & Ms Harshita Singhal, Advocates. W.P.(C) 6338/2020 & connected matters versus GOVT.
OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR...... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, GNCTD, with Mr. Vanshay Kaul, Advocate. 12 WITH + W.P.(C) 7889/2020 TAUSHIF KHAN & ORS...... Petitioners Through: Ms. Mishika Singh, Ms Aanchal
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GOVT.
OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS...... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, 13 WITH + W.P.(C) 8932/2020 & CM APPL. 42565/2022, 42566/2022 SHAHAZAD ASGHAR ZAIDI & ORS...... Petitioners Through: Ms. Mishika Singh, Ms Aanchal
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GOVT.
OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS...... Respondent Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, + W.P.(C) 9431/2020 MD SHAHABAJ & ORS...... Petitioners Through: Ms. Kawalpreet Kaur, Ms. Sumayya Khatoon, Mr. Umesh Kumar, Advocates (Mob. No. 8287908688)
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GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS...... Respondent Through: Mr. Ajay Kumar Pandey, Senior W.P.(C) 6338/2020 & connected matters Panel Counsel of UOI + W.P.(C) 549/2021 SHAH NAWAZ..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Mishika Singh, Ms Aanchal Tikmani, Mr Subham K Jain & Ms. Harshita Singhal, Advocates.
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GOVT.
OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS...... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, 16 WITH + W.P.(C) 1245/2021 & CM APPL. 3473/2021 ASIF AHMED..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Kawalpreet Kaur, Ms. Sumayya
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GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS...... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, Mr. Kirtiman Singh, CGSC with Mr. Durgesh Nandini & Mr. Yash Upadhyay, Advocates for UOI. 17 WITH + W.P.(C) 1510/2021 & CM APPL. 4329/2021 MOHD RIZWAN & ANR...... Petitioners Through: Ms. Suroor Mander, Ms. Vasudha
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DISTRICT MAGISTRATE NORTH EAST DELHI & ANR...... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, W.P.(C) 6338/2020 & connected matters 18 WITH + W.P.(C) 2244/2021 & CM APPL. 6496/2021 MD ISLAM..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Kawalpreet Kaur, Ms. Sumayya
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GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS...... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, Mr. Sushil Kumar Pandey, Advocate for UOI (Mob. No. 9873588234) 19 WITH + W.P.(C) 2828/2021 MUKEEM..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Mishika Singh, Ms Aanchal
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GOVT.
OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS...... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, 20 WITH + W.P.(C) 2931/2021 SAGIR & ORS...... Petitioners Through: Ms. Mishika Singh, Ms Aanchal GOVT.
OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS...... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, 21 WITH + W.P.(C) 4146/2021 & CM APPL. 12603/2021 SAYEED AHMAD KHAN..... Petitioner 2023:DHC:2954 W.P.(C) 6338/2020 & connected matters Through: Ms. Kawalpreet Kaur, Ms. Sumayya Khatoon, Mr. Umesh Kumar, Advocates (Mob. No. 8287908688)
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GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS..... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, Mr. Niraj Kumar, Sr. Central Govt. Counsel for R-2. 22 WITH + W.P.(C) 660/2021 & CM APPL. 1611/2021 KESAR & ANR...... Petitioners Through: Ms. Kawalpreet Kaur, Ms. Sumayya Ms. Hetu Arora Sethi, ASC, GNCTD with Ms Kavita Nailwal, Adv. for GNCTD.
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GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS...... Respondents Through: Ms. Monika Arora, Mr. Yash Tyagi, Advocates 23 WITH + W.P.(C) 2241/2021 & CM APPL. 6488/2021 SATISH MEHTO..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Kawalpreet Kaur, Ms. Sumayya
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GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS...... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, 24 WITH + W.P.(C) 2272/2021 & CM APPL. 6600/2021 AFSHANA & ANR...... Petitioners 2023:DHC:2954 W.P.(C) 6338/2020 & connected matters Through: Ms. Kawalpreet Kaur, Ms. Sumayya Khatoon, Mr. Umesh Kumar, Advocates (Mob. No. 8287908688)
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GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS...... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, 25 WITH + W.P.(C) 2791/2021 RAM SUGARAT & ORS...... Petitioners Through: Ms. Karuna Nundy, Advocate.
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GOVT.
OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY & ORS...... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, 26 WITH + W.P.(C) 2822/2021 & CM APPL. 8508/2021 SHABNAM..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Kawalpreet Kaur, Ms. Sumayya
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ORS...... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, Mr Sanjeev Sabharwal, Advocate (Mob. No. 9810031680) 27 WITH + W.P.(C) 4283/2021 & CM APPL. 13035/2021 SAKINA..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Kawalpreet Kaur, Ms. Sumayya W.P.(C) 6338/2020 & connected matters versus GOV.
OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS..... Respondents Through: Mr. Rishikesh Kumar, ASC, GNCTD with Ms. Sheenu Priya, Mr. 28 WITH + W.P.(C) 4448/2021 & CM APPL. 13556/2021 NOOR JAHAN ANSARI..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Kawalpreet Kaur, Ms. Sumayya
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ORS..... Respondents Through: Mr. Rishikesh Kumar, ASC, GNCTD with Ms. Sheenu Priya, Mr. 29 WITH + W.P.(C) 4957/2021 SHAHZAD HUSSAIN..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Kawalpreet Kaur, Ms. Sumayya
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GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS..... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, Mr. Tanveer Ahmed Ansari, Senior Panel Counsel for R-2. 30 WITH + W.P.(C) 4986/2021 & CM APPL. 15285/2021 RIYAZ AHMED MANSOORI..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Kawalpreet Kaur, Ms. Sumayya W.P.(C) 6338/2020 & connected matters versus GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS..... Respondents Through: Ms. Arushi Gupta on behalf of Mr. Jawahar Raja, ASC, GNCTD (Mob. No. 9811462308) Mr. Farman Ali (SPC) & Ms. Usha Jamnal for UOI. Ms Aditi Saraswat for Adv. Jawahar Raja, ASC Civil GNCTD. 31 WITH + W.P.(C) 5837/2021 & CM APPL. 18291/2021 MOHD AYYUB..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Suroor Mander, Ms. Vasudha
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SDM KARAWAL NAGAR & ANR...... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, 32 WITH + W.P.(C) 6043/2022 & CM APPL. 18132/2022 MEHANDI HASAN..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Suroor Mander, Ms. Vasudha
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DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, NORTH-EAST DELHI & ANR...... Respondent Through: Mr. Anuj Aggarwal, ASC, GNCTD for R-1 & R-2. (Mob. No. 9891363718) Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, GNCTD, with Mr. Vanshay Kaul, Advocate. 33 WITH + W.P.(C) 7780/2022 & CM APPL.23821/2022 MOHD JAVED..... Petitioner 2023:DHC:2954 W.P.(C) 6338/2020 & connected matters Through: Ms. Suroor Mander, Ms. Vasudha Singh, and Mr. Imroz Alam Advocates.
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DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, NORTH-EAST DELHI & ANR...... Respondents Through: Mr. Anuj Aggarwal, ASC, GNCTD with Ms. Ayushi Bansal, Mr. Sanyam Suri & Ms. Arshya Singh, Advocates for R-1 & R-2. (Mob. No. 9891363718) 37 AND + W.P.(C) 14387/2023 & CM APPL. 43905/2022 ASLAM KHAN..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Suroor Mander, Ms. Vasudha
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SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE KARAWAL NAGAR & ANR...... Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC, CIVIL, GNCTD, with Mr. Vanshay Kaul, Advocate.GNCTD. 76 AND + W.P.(C) 3590/2023 TAHSIM..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Suroor Mander, Ms. Vasudha
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GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI..... Respondent Through: Mr. Mohit Bhardwaj, Advocate for GNCTD. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH W.P.(C) 6338/2020 & connected matters Prathiba M. Singh, J.(Oral)
1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
2. All these petitions relate to the unfortunate North-East Delhi riots where compensation has been sought by several victims of the said riots. The compensation has been claimed for reasons which range from damage caused to life, physical injuries and property.
3. This court vide order dated 20th March 2023 had directed the Secretary, North-East Delhi Riots Claims Commission (‘NEDRCC’) to file a status report. The information regarding the same was to be communicated to the Secretary, NEDRCC by the Registry which has been so communicated.
4. Today the matter was passed over in the morning to enable the Secretary, NEDRCC, Mr. Dinesh Kumar to join the proceedings.
5. The submission of ld. Counsel for the Petitioner Ms. Mishika Singh, is that in the case of the Petitioner in W.P.(C) 13238/2022, the office of the Claims Commission has been repeatedly contacting the Petitioner and similarly situated persons and has been coaxing the said victims to accept compensations.
6. An affidavit has been filed by one of the victims -Mr. Sartaj Ahmed which states as under:
7. According to ld. Counsel for the Petitioner, the victims have also received calls from the following numbers i.e. 9310557915, 9310557945 & 971671961[6], wherein the callers have stated that they are from the office of the surveyor associated with the Commission.
8. Considering the nature of the allegations, the said surveyors shall also remain present in Court on the next date. Let intimation be given by the Registry as also by Mr. Dinesh Kumar to the said Surveyors to remain present on the next date.
9. Mr. Dinesh Kumar, Secretary, NEDRCC, after some difficulty, has joined the proceedings virtually and has e-mailed the status report to the copies of the report be released to the ld. Counsels for the parties through the Registry.
10. Submissions have been made in part by Ms. Karuna Nandy, ld. Counsel appearing for the Petitioner in W.P.(C) 2791/2021.
11. Mr. Dinesh Kumar, Secretary, NEDRCC shall remain present in W.P.(C) 6338/2020 & connected matters Court physically during the hearing of these matters so as to assist the Court.
12. All these matters shall be treated as part-heard.
13. List all these matters for further hearing on 17th July, 2023.
PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUDGE APRIL 28, 2023 Dj/Rahul/rp