SURENDER SINGH LOCHAB AND ANR v. POWERGRID NARELA TRANSMISSION LIMITED AND ORS
W.P.(C)/12874/2026 · 2026-09-16
Swarana Kanta Sharma
Writ Petition (Civil)body2026
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$~7 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010416322026 + W.P.(C) 12874/2026, CM APPL. 59715/2026 & CM APPL. 59716/2026 SURENDER SINGH LOCHAB AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Abhishek Kukkar Mr. Kunal Choudhary and Mr. Mohit Kumar, Advs. versus POWERGRID NARELA TRANSMISSION LIMITED AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Bipul Kumar, GP, Mr. Devrat Yadav, SPC with Mr. Vikrant Nilesh Goyal, Mr. Inderpreet Singh and Mr. Kunal Dixit, Advs. for UOI. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Arya, Mr. Surinder Singh Rana, Mr. Gaurav Chaudhry, Mr. Rishab Malhotra, Mr. Vaibhav Chaudhry, Mrs. Akshika Chaudhry, Advs. R-3. Mr. Gaurav Nair, Ms. Bhairavi S N and Ms. Kashish Bhushan, Advs. Mr. Devvrat Yadav, Mr. Kartik Sharma and Mr. Manhan Chawla, Advs. CORAM:
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA O R D E R %
16.09.2026
1. By way of the present petition, the petitioner is seeking following 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 19/09/2026 at 11:43:08
prayers:
“a) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction, directing Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to assess, apportion, and disburse the Tower Base and Right of Way (RoW) Corridor compensation to the Petitioners, based on their actual physical possession and the actual localized damage sustained upon the land of his possession falling in Khasra Nos. 49//17 and 49//7/2, Village Auchandi, New Delhi b) Issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ to quash the arbitrary administrative proceedings/notices of Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 aiming to distribute the said compensation mechanically among all co- sharers of joint Khata No. 50 without conducting a physical demarcation/spot verification;”
2. Issue notice. The learned counsels accept notice on behalf of respondents. 3. After hearing learned counsels appearing on behalf of the parties and in view of the issue involved in the instant petition, this Court finds it appropriate to direct that the present petition filed before this Court be treated as a representation on behalf of the petitioner, and the respondents are directed to decide the same, within a period of eight weeks from date, under intimation to the petitioner herein. 4. In above terms, the present petition along with pending applications stands disposed of. 5.
In case of any further grievance, the petitioner will be at liberty to approach this Court by way of a fresh writ petition. 6. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J SEPTEMBER 16, 2026/VS vs 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 19/09/2026 at 11:43:08