1 7 %o6.ii.2oo7 Present: Mr. Vipin K. Singh, Adv. for the petitioner Mr. V.K. Tandon, Adv. for the respondent +W.P.rC) No. 776/2007 This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner claiming to be in cultivatory possession of the land bearing Khasra Nos. 11/12/2 (3-18), 11/13/1(1-7),11/18 (4-10), 11/19 (4-16),11/22 (4-16), 11/23 (4-16),16/5 (4- 16), 16/12(4-16),16/13 (1-16),16/3/2 (3-0), 16/14/1(3-16)and 16/14/2 (1- o) situated in the revenue estate of village Mandoli, Shahdara, Delhi. It •s^ias been contended that the petitionerrepeatedlyapproachedthe revenue assistant to record the petitioner's cultivatory possession of the subject land. However,despite the mandate ofRule 49 ofthe DelhiLandRevenue Act and the Delhi Land Revenue Rules, the respondents have failed to recordthe name ofthe petitioner in the relevantrevenuerecords. The writ petitionhas been filed making a prayerfor issuanceof an appropriatedirectionto recordthe possessionofthe petitionerin column no.21 of the Khasra Girdawri in respect of the revenue estate of village Mandoh, Shahdara, Delhi. Contd P/2 Certify that the digital file and physical file have been compared and the digital data is as per the physical file and no page is missing. Signature Not Verified > - 2 - Having regard to the complaint of the petitioner, in my view this writ petition can be disposed of at this stage itself. The respondent cannot avoid performance of the statutory functions and the directions of this court in series ofjudicial pronouncements. The respondents are statutorily required to inspect the land and to record the possession of the person found in cultivatory possession of the property. Accordingly, the respondents shall ensure compliance with the statutory provisionsof the Delhi Land RevenueAct and the Rules framed 'thereunder, verify the claim of the petitioner and make the necessary entries in the revenue recording the entry of the person who is found in possessionwithin a period ofeight weeksfrom today. This writ petition is disposed of in the above terms. Dasti to both the parties. 1^ November06, 2007 (G^AMrfmo^ 'JUDGE SD