Poonam Bahl v. New Delhi Municipal Council & ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 6589/2026 & CM APPL. 32464/2026 POONAM BAHL .....Petitioner Through:

Ms. Shaini Bhardwaj, Mr. Avichal Mishra, Ms. Kiran Kalra Uppal & Ms.

Rukhsar, Advocates.

versus NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Saurabh Seth, Standing Counsel for NDMC with Mr. Raghav Alok, ASC and Mr. Kabir Dev, Advocate.

Mr. Brijesh Yadav, SPC with Ms.

Nikita, Advocate for R-3.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL

O R D E R

% 14.05.2026 1.

The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following reliefs: "a. Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Respondents No. 1 & 2 to forthwith provide the Assessment List for the year 2026-2027 and the extracts thereof, as sought by the Petitioners, in digital form via email, in terms of Section 70 of the NDMC Act, 1994, without having to visit the Respondent/NDMC's office for inspection of the list and in line with the directions issued by this Hon'ble Court in W.P. (C) 3932/2021, 11310/2021, W.P. (C) 11312/2021, W.P. (C) 8953/2021, W.P. (C) 6675/2024 & W.P.(C) 6016/2025, wherein the Respondents were permitted to furnish such information in digital form;

b. Direct the Respondents to extend the time for filing objections for a reasonable period after providing access to the Assessment List and prescribed form, so as to enable the Petitioner to exercise her statutory rights effectively;

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c. Pass appropriate directions directing the Respondents to strictly comply with the provisions of Section 70 of the NDMC Act, 1994, in future assessment years as well, so as to ensure that affected property owners are not compelled to repeatedly approach this Hon'ble Court for enforcement of statutory rights and to avoid multiplicity of litigation." 2.

A representation dated 29th April, 2026 has been made by the petitioner to the respondent-NDMC seeking extracts from the assessment list for the year 2026-2027 in respect of the following PID numbers: "1. P-9218 to P-9889

2. P-14972

3. P-14980

4. P-15365

5. P-15417"

3.

Similar orders have been passed in the writ petitions, being W.P(C) 3932/2021, W.P.(C) 1878/2022, W.P.(C) 6675/2024, W.P.(C) 6016/2025, W.P.(C) 6114/2026 and W.P.(C) 6388/2026.

4.

Accordingly, the respondent-NDMC is directed to provide to the petitioner extracts from the assessment list for the year 2026-2027 in respect of the aforementioned properties through e-mail. 5.

The petitioner will have the right to file objections to the extracts from the assessment list within one (1) week of the extracts being provided. 6.

The petition is disposed of with the aforesaid directions. 7.

In view of the fact that multiple petitions are being filed before this Court seeking similar reliefs, a direction is passed to the respondent-NDMC to strictly comply with the provisions of Section 70 of the New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994 (NDMC Act), and provide the extracts from the assessment lists to persons who apply for the same, so that the property owners are not compelled to approach this Court by filing these writ petitions.

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8.

Pending application also stands disposed of.

AMIT BANSAL, J MAY 14, 2026 at The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.