W.P.(C) 11068/2026 p. 1 $~64 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010355892026 + W.P.(C) 11068/2026 & CM APPL. 51175/2026 SHRI ASBAB ALAM & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Nazim Husain Qureshi, Advocate versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Shilpa Ohri, Additional Standing Counsel for R-1/MCD Mr. Niraj Kumar, Senior Central Government Counsel with Mr. Chaitanya Kumar, Advocate for R-2/Delhi Police CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL O R D E R % 05.08.2026 CM APPL. 51175/2026 (exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. W.P.(C) 11068/2026 2. The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following reliefs: 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 07/08/2026 at 11:59:54 W.P.(C) 11068/2026 p. 2 3. The petitioner is aggrieved by illegal encroachment carried out by respondents no.3 to 5 in the common parking area of the subject property by storage of scrap, i.e., old furniture, pieces of wooden furniture, flax, etc. 4. Another grievance of the petitioner is that respondents no.3 to 5 are running a vegetable shop in a portion of the common parking area 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 07/08/2026 at 11:59:54 W.P.(C) 11068/2026 p. 3 subject property. 5. If the respondents no.3 to 5 have encroached upon common areas in the subject property, this would not fall within domain of MCD. It would be open for the petitioner to seek appropriate remedies in accordance with law for the same. 6. Ms. Shilpa Ohri, counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent no.1/MCD, submits on instructions that the subject property was inspected in the morning and there was no vegetable shop found to be running. 7. The present writ petition is disposed of by directing that as and when commercial activity is carried out at subject property, the petitioner shall contact the concerned official of MCD who shall thereupon inspect the subject property and take appropriate action in accordance with law. AMIT BANSAL, J AUGUST 5, 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 07/08/2026 at 11:59:54