Ownership – Appellants have failed to prove that the suit land formed part of khasra because they did not adduce any evidence to establish that the land on which restaurant was being run formed part of those khasra numbers – Appellants not owners of suit land

Constitution of India, Art.136 – Delhi Land Reforms Act (1954) S.150(3) – Delhi Municipal Corporation Act (1957)S.507(a) – Delhi Development Act (1957) S.22(1) – Ownership and possession – Urbanisation of rural area – Land in particular khasra vested with Central Government as per Land Reforms Act – After some years land transferred to Delhi Development Authority – Appellants claiming their ownership over land and running restaurant there – Appellants have failed to prove that the suit land formed part of khasra because they did not adduce any evidence to establish that the land on which restaurant was being run formed part of those khasra numbers – Appellants had not approached the Court with clean hands inasmuch as they withheld Aks Sijra, site plan and the demarcation report and award  – – Appellants not owners of suit land – They raised illegal construction despite the injunction order passed by the High Court and that too without obtaining permission from the competent authority.

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