W.P.(C) 8307/2026 $~15 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI CM APPL. 41273/2026 IN + W.P.(C) 8307/2026 ESHAN JAIN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ankit Jain, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Samman Vardhan Gautam, Ms. Khushi Sharma, Mr. Priyam Tiwari and Ms. Aroma Khare, Advocates. versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sushant Singh, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL O R D E R % 07.07.2026 CM APPL. 41273/2026 (early hearing) 1. This application has been filed by the petitioner seeking early hearing of the writ petition. 2. For the reasons stated, the application is allowed. The writ petition is being taken up for hearing today itself. W.P.(C) 8307/2026 3. The present writ petition has been filed against the impugned demolition order dated 26th May, 2026 issued by the respondent/MCD against the property bearing no. 5218 & 5218-A, Gali No. 5- 6, Krishna Nagar, Karol Bagh, New Delhi (hereinafter ‘subject property’). 4. Since the statutory appellate authority i.e. ATMCD was not in session 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 09/07/2026 at 11:04:15 W.P.(C) 8307/2026 in the month of June, 2026, the petitioner was constrained to file the present writ petition before this Court. Notice in CM APPL. 39172/2026 filed along with the present petition was issued by the vacation bench on 22nd June, 2026. 5. Mr. Ankit Jain, senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that an appeal along with the application for interim stay has been filed by the petitioner, which was listed before the ATMCD on 3rd July, 2026 and has now been adjourned to 18th August, 2026. 6. In view of the appeal having been filed by the petitioner before the ATMCD, the present writ petition has become infructuous and is accordingly disposed of as such. 7. Needless to state, the ATMCD shall consider the application for interim stay filed by the petitioner on 18th August, 2026. Till the application for interim stay filed by the petitioner is considered by the ATMCD on 18th August, 2026, no coercive steps shall be taken by MCD qua the subject property. 8. Pending application stands disposed of. AMIT BANSAL, J JULY 7, 2026 Vivek/- 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 09/07/2026 at 11:04:15