$~89 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010354842026 + W.P.(C) 11030/2026 SH. SUSHIL BANSAL & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Roopanshu Malik, Advocate. versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Harshita Nathrani, Advocate for Mr. Sameer Vashisht, SC (Civil), GNCTD CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA O R D E R % 06.08.2026 1. The Petitioners state that Mrs. Sheela W/o Mr. Raj Singh was the owner of agricultural land measuring 3 Bighas, out of Khasra No. 49//20 Min. (southern side) (3-00), situated in the revenue estate of Village Pooth Khurd, Delhi-110039. Mrs. Sheela thereafter executed a Sale Deed dated 25th November, 2024 in favour of the Petitioners in respect of the aforesaid land. The said Sale Deed was presented for registration before Respondent No. 2 on the same date. 2. The Petitioners submit that, despite presentation of the Sale Deed, the same has not been registered on account of the pendency of consolidation proceedings in Village Pooth Khurd and the consequent requirement of an NOC/sanction from the competent authority. Aggrieved thereby, the 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 12/08/2026 at 11:17:42 Petitioners have approached this Court. 3. Mr. Sameer Vashisht, Standing Counsel (Civil) for GNCTD, opposes the prayer on behalf of the Respondents. He submits that, in view of the pending consolidation proceedings, NOC/sanction from the Consolidation Officer is required before registration of the aforesaid Sale Deed. 4. Insofar as the insistence on a NOC/sanction founded on the pendency of consolidation proceedings is concerned, this Court in Okaya Infocom Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr.1, held that, having regard to the prolonged nature of consolidation proceedings, registration of such documents cannot be indefinitely withheld solely on the ground of non- availability of an NOC/sanction. The Sub-Registrar was directed to proceed in accordance with law, without insisting upon any sanction, approval, or NOC linked exclusively to consolidation proceedings. 5. The aforesaid legal position has been reiterated in subsequent decisions, including in Jeevantika Organic Farming LLP v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors.2, wherein, while taking note of the stand of the Government, this Court balanced equities by requiring the intending purchaser(s) therein to furnish an undertaking. The underlying principle, namely that registration cannot be stalled indefinitely on account of pending consolidation proceedings, is equally applicable to the present case. 6. For the foregoing reasons and having regard to the facts of the present case, this Court is of the opinion that the writ petition can be disposed of by issuing directions in similar terms. 7. Accordingly, it is directed as under: 1 In W.P.(C) 12122/2021, decided on 10th November, 2023. 2 In W.P. (C) 12083/2025 & other connected matters decided on 12th August, 2025. 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 12/08/2026 at 11:17:42 (i) The affidavit/undertaking already placed on record by the Petitioners is taken on record and accepted. The Petitioners shall remain bound by the same. (ii) Any breach of the aforesaid undertaking shall entail consequences in accordance with law. The said undertaking shall also form part of the registered Sale Deed, so as to put any subsequent transferee to notice of the subsisting undertaking. (iii) Subject to verification of the land acquisition status by the competent authority, and in line with the decisions in Okaya Infocom Pvt. Ltd. and Jeevantika Organic Farming LLP, it is directed that the registration of the Sale Deed, which is pending with Respondent No. 2, shall not be refused solely on the ground of pendency of consolidation proceedings or non- availability of any NOC/sanction in that regard. The same be proceeded further in accordance with law. (iv) It is clarified that the registration shall be without prejudice to the pending consolidation proceedings and shall remain subject to the rights, claims, and contentions of third parties, if any. 8. With the foregoing directions, the petition, along with any pending application(s), stands disposed of. SANJEEV NARULA, J AUGUST 6, 2026/as 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 12/08/2026 at 11:17:42