W.P.(C) 15327/2024 Page 1 of 3 $~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 15327/2024 ANMOL GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: Petitioner in person. versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELH & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Harita Mehta, Advocate for MCD. Ms. Mrinalini Sen, Advocate for DDA. Mr. Akhil Hasija, Advocate BRPL. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH O R D E R % 11.03.2025 1. This writ petition is preferred on behalf of the Petitioner under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking the following reliefs: - “1. Issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ or direction, thereby directing the respondent no. 1 to remove the unauthorised construction, structure, and encroachment from the footpaths. 2. Issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ or direction, thereby directing the respondent to conduct regular inspections so that the unauthorised construction, structure, and encroachment have not taken place and electricity is not being used by them illegally or connection is not given.” 2. Status report is stated to have been filed by MCD on 10.03.2025, however, the same is not on record. Another copy of the status report is handed over in Court and is taken on record. It is stated by MCD in the This is a digitally signed order. 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 17/03/2025 at 11:53:10 W.P.(C) 15327/2024 Page 2 of 3 report that in compliance of directions passed by this Court on 29.10.2024, necessary action was taken on 13.02.2025 and 14.02.2025 to remove the encroachments in presence of Police force in the areas detailed in the status report. Photographs reflecting the action taken are appended to the status report. It is further stated that SHO PS: Palam has been requested vide letter dated 19.02.2025 to keep strict vigil in the concerned areas, so that vendors/encroachers do not again encroach the Government land/road. Relevant part of the status report is extracted hereunder for ready reference:- “2. That in compliance of the direction dated 29.10.2024 of the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi an action was taken on 13.02.2025 & 14.02.2025 to remove the encroachment in presence of police from following areas: a. In front of Brahma Apartment Dwarka Sector-7 b. Sector-7 Dwarka to CCRT Institute c. In front of Palam Health Centre d. Ramphal chowk to Siksha Bharti School e. Palam railway station to Dabri gol chakar f. Under Palam Flyover e. Maruti Chowk to SDMC vatika h. Palam metro station gate no. 1 to gate no. 2. The photos of the action taken are annexed as Annexure-‘A’. Further, SHO Palam has been requested to direct the concerned officer to keep strict vigil in the above areas so that the vendors/encroachers do not again encroach the government land/road where the temporary encroachment has been removed as per the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in IA no. 394 in W.P.(C) 1699/1987 and Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in W.P.(C) no. 4999/2017 and CM no. 21610/2017 in the matter of “Manu Mishra V/s Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors. as well as the directions of Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Delhi in this regard for making roads/corridors congestion free. A copy of the letter dated 19.02.2025 is annexed as Annexure-‘B’.” 3. In light of the necessary action taken by MCD, as reflected in the status report, no further order is required to be passed at this stage in this This is a digitally signed order. 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 17/03/2025 at 11:53:10 W.P.(C) 15327/2024 Page 3 of 3 writ petition. Needless to state, in case the Petitioner has any further grievance, he may take recourse to appropriate legal remedies. 4. Writ petition is accordingly disposed of. JYOTI SINGH, J MARCH 11, 2025 S.Sharma This is a digitally signed order. 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 17/03/2025 at 11:53:10