$~15 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 7683/2026 MRS MANJU MALIK .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Siddharth Sachar, Adv. versus LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR SOUTH WEST & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raghvendra Upadhyay, Panel Counsel (GNCTD), Ms. Purnima Jain, Ms. Shivpa Taneja, Mr. Madhur, Advocates for R-1. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN O R D E R % 17.07.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. In the present petition, the prayer of the Petitioner is for the reference application filed by the Petitioner dated 25th September, 2009, under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to be transferred to the Id. District Court for adjudication. 3. The said application has been filed by the Petitioner seeking release and grant of compensation to the Petitioner along with applicable interest. 4. Mr. Jha, ld. Counsel for Land Acquisition Collector (hereinafter, ‘LAC’) submits that the compensation in this matter is lying with the LAC. However, since the Petitioner is not the recorded owner of the subject land, the same is not being disbursed. 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 21/07/2026 at 11:18:22 5. Let the compensation be transferred to the concerned District Judge where the matter is pending and Petitioner’s reference application dated 25th September, 2009 be also considered under Section 30 and 31 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, by the concerned District Judge. 6. After determining the rights of the Petitioner and any other claimants, the directions for disbursement of the compensation be passed by the concerned District Judge in a time bound manner. 7. Petition is disposed of in these terms. Pending applications, if any, are also disposed of. PRATHIBA M. SINGH, J. VIKAS MAHAJAN, J. JULY 17, 2026/MR/ss 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 21/07/2026 at 11:18:22