Saurabh Kumar Arora v. North Delh Municipal Corporation

■r $-101, 104 & 105

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.rC) 3202/2015 & CM Nos.5726-27/2ni^ SAURABH KUMAR ARORA Petitioner versus NORTH DELH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Respondent AND + W.P.(CI 3203/2015 & CM Nos.5728-29/2ni S MANOJ KUMAR versus NORTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Respondent AND W.P.(C) 3204/2015 & CM Nos.5730-5731/201.S KARAN KUMAR ARORA Petitioner versus NORTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Respondents Through:

Mr Arun Singh and Mr Rahul Goyal and Mr Rahul Kumar, Advocates for petitioners.

Mr Ajay Arora, Advocate for NDMC.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU

ORDER

% 27.03.2015 Issue notice.

The learned counsel for the respondents accepts notice. These petitions have been filed by the petitioners, inter alia, praying that the respondents be directed to regularise the use of various rooms bearing the address C-1, Ground Floor, Kiran Samarak Sadan, Ring Road, Narela Village, New Delhi for mixed use as per MPD 2021. The petitioners are aggrieved by notices dated 20.03.2015 issued to Certify that the digital and physical file have been compared and the digital data is as per the physical file and no page is missing.

them calling upon the petitioners to pay further sums on account of registration charges, mixed use charges, parking charges and penalty. The aforesaid demand was issued for the conversion as sought for by the petitioners. The learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioners are ready and willing to pay the requisite charges, however, the details as to how the charges have been calculated have not been informed to the petitioners. The learned counsel for the petitioners further states that charges on account of registration charges, conversion charges, etc., whici^ were demanded earlier have been paid in full. The demands now made are m addition to the charges levied.

The learned counsel appearing for the respondent corporation Jigites that the premises C-1, Ground Floor, Kiran Samarak Sadan, Ring Road, Narela Village, New Delhi comprises of seven rooms, which were being used for commercial purposes; four rooms have already been sealed and these petitions are restricted to only three rooms. He submits that the break up of the charges as demanded by the corporation would be made available to the petitioners, if the petitioners approach the respondent corporation, (j In the circumstances, it is directed that the representative of the petitioners shall visit the office of Deputy Commissioner, Karol Bagh Zone, North Delhi Municipal Corporation at 10:30 AM on 30.03.2015. The concerned officer shall provide the break-up of the charges as indicated in the notices dated 20.03.2015.

Notwithstanding any objection that the petitioners may have with regard to the quantum of the said charges, the said charges would be paid by the petitioners within a period of one week from today.

/ question. If the petitioners are aggrieved by the quantum of charges, the petitioners would be at liberty to raise such disputes in accordance with law. Needless to mention if it is found that the charges as demanded and paid were not payable, the corporation will be obliged to refund the excess charged form the petitioners.

The petitions are disposed of with the aforesaid directions. Dasti under the signatures of the Court Master. VIBHU BAKHRU, J MARCH 27,2015 MK