The Supreme Court on Wednesday remained an order of the Delhi High Court which directed the Delhi International Airport Ltd and other GMR Group entities to leave Pushpanjali Farms in southwest Delhi.
The farmhouse is presently being utilized as the house of GMR Group Chairperson G M Rao.
A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria released notification to Onkar Infotech and GMR Solar Energy on an appeal submitted by DIAL versus the high court order and published the matter for October 29.
The September 1 high court order directed DIAL and GMR group to abandon the properties following a petition by Onkar Infotech, the owner of the residential or commercial property.
The erstwhile owner of the residential or commercial property – Indus Sor Urja Pvt. Ltd – had actually carried out a lease deed in April 2020 in favour of GMR group and DIAL.
After the purchase of the residential or commercial property by Onkar Infotech, it ended up being the brand-new lessor.
In April 2020, 2.45 acre of the home, consisting of the primary home, were rented to DIAL and other GMR affiliates at a month-to-month lease of Rs 39.6 lakh, which was later on modified to Rs 45.6 lakh.
In 2024, Onkar Infotech purchased Pushpanjali Farms from Indus for Rs 115 crore through a signed up sale deed.
Onkar Infotech required ownership of the home and provided a 15-day notification to end the lease.
DIAL, nevertheless, declared Pushpanjali home to be farming land for which the no-objection certificate or approval was not gotten from the authorities worried under the Delhi Lands (Restrictions on Transfer) Act, 1972 checked out with Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 for registration of the lease deed.
“The land in question, which is being used only for the residential purpose of CMD of DIAL, 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 high court held.
The unregistered lease might not be thought about adequate proof to figure out the lease duration, it included while keeping in mind DIAL and Rao were successfully month-to-month occupants.
“The lease deed stood terminated vide Notice on August 7, 2024,” the high court stated.