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SANGAM VIHAR VIKAS MANCH
.....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Radha Shyam Jena, Adv.
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
.....Respondents Through: Mr. Abhinav Sharma, Adv. for R2-R5 & R7.
Mr. Vaibhav Agnihotri, Mr. Vidit Pratap Singh and Ms. Khushi Anand, Advocates for DDA.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA
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17.12.2025 O R D E R
1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking that respondent no. 2, 5 and 7 be directed to establish a hospital in terms of the
order dated 25.07.2019 passed in W.P.(C) 6466/2013. The said order reads as under:
“1. This Public Interest Litigation has been preferred with the following prayers :
“a. That a Writ of Mandamus or any appropriate Writ or direction may kindly be passed in favour of the Petitioner and against the Respondents thereby directing the Respondents to remove difficulties, technical hurdles in cooperation with each other in establishing the hospital at the land earmarked by the respondents falling in Khasra No. 21/15/2 (4-07) and Kh. No.21/6 (6-11), as per the allotment made by the Respondent No. 3 vide letter dated
31.01.2012. b. That a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or direction may kindly be passed in favour of the Petitioner and against the Respondents thereby directing the Respondent DDA to change the land use from residential to Public purpose as per 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 23/12/2025 at 15:00:09
Master Plan - 2021, enabling the Respondent no. 4 to establish the hospital. c. That a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or direction may kindly be passed in favour of the Petitioner and against the Respondents thereby directing the Respondent No.4 Health Deptt to obtain necessary permission/sanction from the concerned department for establishing the Hospital at the land allotted to it by Panchayat Deptt. d. Any other relief which this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case may kindly be passed in favour of the Petitioner Association and against the Respondents.”
2. Having heard Counsel for both sides and looking to the facts and circumstances of the case, it appears that upon the plot in question which is Khasra No. 21/15/2 (4-07) and plot bearing Khasra No. 21/6 (6-11) which were earmarked for the establishment of the Hospital and which were allotted by the Respondent No.3 vide their letter dated 31st January, 2012 the construction of the Hospital has not yet taken place and on the contrary there are some religious encroachments for which an order dated 25th May, 2018 was passed by this Court in this writ petition and the report of the Religious Committee was set off.
3.
Learned Counsel appearing for Respondents No. 2 to 5 and 7 submits that now the Religious Committee has already given a report dated 26th April, 2019 to the effect that the respondent can go ahead with the construction. The report of Religious Committee, placed before us, is taken on record.
4. In view of the submission of Counsel for Respondents No.2 to 5 and 7, we hereby direct the concerned respondent more particularly to Respondents No. 5 and 7 to go ahead with the construction for establishment of the Hospital at the land narrated hereinabove as early as possible and practicable, in accordance with law, rules, regulations and Government policy, applicable to the facts of the case.
5. With these observations, this writ petition is hereby disposed of.”
2.
Learned counsel for respondent no. 2 to 5 and 7, submits that on a review petition filed against the aforesaid order dated 25.07.2019, the following order dated 17.10.2025 has been passed:
“1. There is no appearance on behalf of the original petitioner Sangam Vihar Vikas Manch, though it was represented on the last two dates of 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 23/12/2025 at 15:00:09
hearing.
2. Mr. Abhinav Sharma, learned Counsel appearing for the review petitioner-GNCTD, submits that, owing to various operational and technical hurdles, it is not possible to construct a hospital at the land in question. However, he submits, on instructions, that an Ayushman Arogya Mandir can be constructed on the said land and also submits that every effort would be made to ensure that construction takes place and is completed and that the Ayushman Arogya Mandir is functional within a period of six months from today.
3. We record the statement made to the above effect.
4. In our mind, no practical purpose is served keeping this review petition pending any further.
5. Binding the review petitioner to the statement made in Court today, we close this review petition.”
3. As such, the requirement of constructing a hospital on the concerned land stands obviated.
4. In the circumstances, substratum of the petition does not survive. The present petition is accordingly dismissed. Pending application also stands
disposed of.
SACHIN DATTA, J DECEMBER 17, 2025/at
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