Informist, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court has directed Delhi International Airport Ltd.'s Chief Executive Officer Videh Kumar Jaipuriar to evict his residential home and hand over 2.45 acres of land on Pushpanjali Farms, New Delhi to Onkar Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Rejecting the contention of Delhi International Airport that the suit was not maintainable, the high court said, "this court is not inclined to accept the arguments of defendant no.1 that there is vital suppression of facts in the plaint which would persuade this court to hold that the plaint, as framed, has to be rejected under Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC(Civil Procedure Code). I.A. No. 46525/2024 is, therefore, dismissed".

The high court said the land in question was being used only for the residential purpose of Jaipuriar and will not come under the definition of Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 as the same is not being used for agricultural or horticultural purposes. The lease being unregistered cannot be an evidence for ascertaining the time period of the lease, said the high court. The defendants were month-to-month tenants and the lease deed stood terminated in 2024, the high court noted.

In 2020, the erstwhile owner of the land Indus Sor Urja Pvt. Ltd had executed an unregistered agreement with Delhi International Airport, a joint venture of GMR Airports Ltd. and the Airports Authority of India, for the lease of the land on Pushpanjali Farms. In 2024, Onkar Infotech and Indus Sor Urja executed a registered sale deed after payment of consideration of INR 1.15 billion and stamp duty and registration charges of approximately INR 90 million, whereby the plaintiff became the sole, absolute, and exclusive owner of the Pushpanjali Farms property and all rights, title, and interest of Indus Sor Urja were transferred to them.

In 2024, Onkar Infotech exercised its right to terminate the month-to-month lease of the defendants by issuing a notice of 15 days. The plaintiff also called upon the defendants to hand over the vacant and peaceful possession of the premises in view of the fact that the lease of the defendants stood determined and they were in unlawful occupation of the premises.

Objecting to the termination of lease, Delhi International Airport said the petitioner's suit was not maintainable as the Pushpanjali Property is an agricultural land and a no-objection certificate has not been taken from the concerned authorities under the Delhi Lands (Restrictions on Transfer) Act, 1972 read with Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954. Delhi International Airport said that the earlier lease deed with Indus Sor Urja was not registered primarily because of the fact that the parties were in active negotiations for purchase of the Pushpanjali Property. Delhi International Airport said it had spent a substantial amount of money for making the property fit for accommodation for their CEO.

At 1450 IST, shares of GMR Airports were up 0.1% at INR 87.13 on the National Stock Exchange. End

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Reported by Surya Tripathi

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

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