Seema Sultan v. Municipal Corporation Of Delhi And ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 7675/2025 & CM APPL. 34137/2025 SEEMA SULTAN .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Shoaib Akhtar, Ms. Diksha Hira, Advocates (M:8810557700) versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through:

Ms. Akansha Gupta, Advocate for MCD (M:9013799111)

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA

O R D E R

% 28.05.2025 1.

The present petition has been filed seeking directions to respondent no.

1-Municipal Corporation of Delhi ("MCD"), to completely demolish/remove the illegal and unauthorized construction on the property bearing no. 144-B, Mathura Road, Jagannath Market, Friends Colony West, New Delhi-110065.

2.

Responding to the present writ petition, learned counsel for MCD, submits that unauthorized construction in the property in question was booked on 06th January, 2025, and a Show Cause Notice dated 06th January, 2025, has already been issued.

3.

She further submits that, after following the due process of law, a Demolition Order dated 13th March, 2025, has also been issued against the property in question.

4.

The documents, as submitted by learned counsel for the respondent The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 01/07/2025 at 22:19:09

no.1-MCD, are taken on record.

5.

Learned counsel for respondent no.1-MCD submits that demolition action in the property is fixed for 09th June, 2025. 6.

The aforesaid statement made by learned counsel for MCD, is taken on record.

7.

The MCD is held bound to take requisite action, in accordance with law.

8.

The status of the action taken by the MCD, against the unauthorized construction in the property in question, shall be uploaded on the website of the Special Task Force ("STF").

9.

In case the petitioner is aggrieved by any non-action on the part of the MCD, the petitioner is at liberty to approach the STF as constituted by the Supreme Court, in terms of the orders passed by the Division Bench of this Court in the case of Devender Versus Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors., in W.P.(C) 1807/2018 and Fazruddin Versus DDA and Ors. in W.P.(C) 4649/2017.

10.

Rights and contentions of all the parties are left open. 11.

Needless to state that in case the owner/occupier of the property in question has any grievance against the action taken by the MCD, he has liberty to seek his remedies, in accordance with law. 12.

With the aforesaid directions, the present petition, along with the pending application, is disposed of.

MINI PUSHKARNA, J MAY 28, 2025 au The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 01/07/2025 at 22:19:09