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6. the Appellant claims himself the co- owner of the land, forming part of the khasra no. 1674, Village Kishangar on the basis of the Sale Deed dated 10.10.1963. A photocopy of the Sale Deed was placed on the record by the Appellant through which the Appellant along with the others claims to have purchased 4 bighas and 4 biswas of land bearing Khasra No. 2728/167/4 and 2728/167/3. As per the scheme of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 (for short the DLR Act) on coming into the force of the DLR Act the proprietor of the agricultural land seized to exist. If any land was the part of the holding of a proprietor, he became the Bhumidar of it, if it was the part of the holding of some other person, such as a tenant or sub-tenant etc. he became either a Bhumidar or an Asami whereupon the rights of the proprietor in that land ceased. The land which was not holding of either of the proprietor or any other person vested in Gaon Sabha. A perusal of Kahatoni Paimaish, Ex. DW1/2 would show that the suit land was a waist land that is Gairmumkin Pahar. In Union of India v. Sher Singh & Ors. II(1997) CLT 58, it was held by the Hon‟ble Supreme Court of India that except the land which for the timebeing comprised the holding or a grove whether cultivable or otherwise, vests in Gaon Sabha from the date of commencemtn of the Act. The onus was on the appellant to show that the suit land was a part of the holding or a grove and the predecessors of the appellant had become a „Bhumidar‟ in respect of the suit land on coming into force of the DLR Act. A notification dated 3.6.1977 was issued by the government under Section 507 of the DMC Act whereby the area of Kishan Garh in the revenue estate of Mehrauli was urbanized, consequently in accordance with the provisions of Section 150(3) of DLR Act, the land which had vested in Gaon Sabha came to vest in the Central Government on urbanization of the village. The Central Government, vide notification under Section 22(1) of the DD Act Dated 20.8.1974 (Ex DW1/1) had placed the entire land which had vested in the Central Government, on the urbanization of the village specified in the schedule, at the disposal of the DDA for the purpose of development and maintenance of the said land. Therefore, all land, including the suit land which had vested Gaon Sabha, came to vest in the Central Government and was ultimately placed at the disposal of the DDA".