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2026 DAILYLAW 13496 (DEL)

HARVEER SINGH v. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS.

W.P.(C)/10235/2026 · 2026-07-27

Amit Bansal

Writ Petition (Civil)body2026

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W.P.(C) 10235/2026 $~59 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 10235/2026, CM APPL. 47413/2026, CM APPL. 47414/2026, CM APPL. 47415/2026 & CM APPL. 47416/2026 HARVEER SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Medhanshu Tripathi, Mr. Arvinder Kaur and Ms. Aditi Singh, Advocates versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Harshit Chopra, Standing Counsel for MCD with Mr. Khushal Chand Aggarwal and Ms. Nidhi Mutreja, Advocates for R-1/MCD Mr. Mohit Singh and Mr. Vijay Kasana, Advocates for R-2 and R-3 Mr. Niraj Kumar, Senior Central Government Counsel with Mr. Chaitanya Kumar, Advocate for R-4/Delhi Police, P.S. Neb Sarai CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL O R D E R % 27.07.2026 CM APPL. 47414/2026, CM APPL. 47415/2026 & CM APPL. 47416/2026 (exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. W.P.(C) 10235/2026 2. The present writ petition has been filed seeking demolition of 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 30/07/2026 at 15:24:06 W.P.(C) 10235/2026 unauthorised construction carried out by private respondent no.2 in property bearing House No. F17/113 & F17/114, Sector-8, Rohini, Delhi-110085 (‘subject property’). 3. It is stated that the petitioner resides at a property diagonally opposite to the subject property. 4. In the writ petition, it has been stated that the private respondents commenced extensive construction on the subject property in the year 2022 without any sanctioned plan and without complying with the provisions of the Unified Building Bye-Laws. It is further stated that the unauthorised construction was the subject matter of CS SCJ 449/2022 titled as Smt. Promila v. Shri Sumanth Khareta & Ors. before the Senior Civil Judge, South District, Saket Courts. The petitioner was not a party in the said suit. However, the petitioner has placed on record, a status report dated 6th June, 2022, filed in the said case wherein, MCD had stated that unauthorised construction has been carried out without any sanctioned plan. 5. It is further stated on behalf of the petitioner that vide order dated 9th June, 2022, the Senior Civil Judge had granted an interim injunction against the unauthorised construction at the subject property, yet the subject property has been constructed. 6. Counsel for the private respondents no.2 and 3 submits that the said suit has been dismissed by the Trial Court. 7. He further submits that the petitioner is related to the respondents no.2 and 3 and there are ongoing disputes between the parties and therefore, the present writ petition has been filed with ulterior motives. 8. However, he submits that the same is not pertaining to Counsel for the petitioner does not deny that there is other litigation between the parties, 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 30/07/2026 at 15:24:06 W.P.(C) 10235/2026 however, the same is not pertaining to subject property. 9. I have heard the counsel for the parties. 10. It is admitted position that the construction in the subject property began in the year 2022. The photographs filed with the petition also clearly shows that the property is fully constructed. Despite living opposite the subject property, the petitioner has chosen to file this petition only in the year 2026, i.e. four (4) years after the construction started. 11. As noted above, the said suit has been dismissed and therefore the interim order would cease to operate. 12. This Court is of the view that the present petition has been filed with ulterior motives and hence this Court is not inclined to entertain the same. 13. The petition along with pending applications is dismissed. AMIT BANSAL, J JULY 27, 2026 ds 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 30/07/2026 at 15:24:06