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$~49 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 16622/2025 UMESH ARORA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ravi Swami, Adv. Mob: 9999666665 Email: raviswami191@yahoo.com versus MCD AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Kulanand, Advs. for R-1/MCD Mob: 8003482277 Email: kulanand.legal@gmail.com Mr. Arjun Mahajan, SC with Mr. Apoorv Upmanyu and Mr. Harsh Vashist, Advs. for R-DDA Mob: 9810047321 Mr. Rishab Raj Jain, SC for R- 4/BSES-RPL, with Ms. Kirti Garg, Adv. Mob: 9811079696 Email: rishab@rrjassociate.com Mr. Prajesh Vikram Srivastava, Advocate for Delhi Police Ms. Sangeeta Bharti, SC for DJB with Ms. Malvi Balyan, Advocate Mob: 9811112863 Email: sangeetabharti@gmail.com
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA O R D E R % 03.11.2025
1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking directions inter alia to take action against the illegal and unauthorized construction being carried 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 06/11/2025 at 13:30:22
out at the terrace of Flat No. 205, Rose Apartment, Sector-18B, Dwarka, New Delhi.
2.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that respondent no. 6, who is the owner of Flat No. 205, i.e., third floor, has carried out unauthorized construction over the terrace of Flat No. 205, i.e., on the fourth floor. 3. Responding to the present writ petition, learned counsel appearing for Municipal Corporation of Delhi (“MCD”) has handed over a copy of the Status Report, which is taken on record. 4. Copy of the aforesaid Status Report shall also be supplied to learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, on the Email which is reflected in today’s order. 5. The relevant paragraphs of the Status Report are reproduced as under:
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6. As per the aforesaid Status Report, the MCD has already booked the property for unauthorized construction. 7. Further, Work Stop Notice has also been issued to the Station House Officer (“SHO”), Police Station-Sector 23, Dwarka. 8. Accordingly, MCD is enjoined upon to take requisite action after following the due procedure, against the unauthorized construction being carried out in the property in question. 9. Further, the MCD shall ensure that no further unauthorized construction takes place in the property in question. 10. Accordingly, the concerned officials of the MCD with the assistance of SHO, Police Station-Sector 23, Dwarka, New Delhi, shall ensure that no further unauthorized construction takes place in the property in question. 11. This Court notes the statement made by learned counsel appearing for respondent no. 4-BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd., that no fresh electricity connection has been provided to the fourth floor of the property where unauthorized construction is being carried out. 12. The aforesaid statement is taken note of. 13. In case any parties are aggrieved by any action or non-action on the part of the MCD, their rights to seek their remedies in accordance with law, 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 06/11/2025 at 13:30:22
is reserved. 14.
With the aforesaid directions, the present writ petition is accordingly
disposed of.
MINI PUSHKARNA, J NOVEMBER 3, 2025 ak 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 06/11/2025 at 13:30:22