$~23 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010317262026 + W.P.(C) 9949/2026 CHITRA GERA .....Petitioner Through: versus CHAIRMAN BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr Udit Dedhiya, Standing Counsel with Mr Abhinav Bajaj, ASC for the State, Mr Preyansh Gupta, Mr. Deepak Sherawat, Mr. Saksham Ojha, Ms. Geetashi Chandna and Mr. Arihant Shrivardhan, Advs. for NDMC. CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA O R D E R % 14.08.2026 CM APPL. 46363/2026 1. By way of the present application, the petitioner seeks condonation of delay of 15 days in filing the present petition. 2. For the reasons stated in the application, delay of 15 days in filing the present petition is condoned. 3. Application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 9949/2026 4. By way of the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks following 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 20/08/2026 at 15:15:04 reliefs: “a) Direct respondent no. 1 to 3 to demolish the unauthorized wall erected in common space by Respondent no. 5 and 6 in the back side of Chamber no. 171, Patiala House Court Complex, New Delhi; b) Direct respondent no. 1 to 3 to remove the iron rod and cement inserted inside the root of the 70 years old Neem Tree on which newly constructed wall erected by Respondent no. 5 and 6 in common space;” 5. This Court is of the considered view that the reliefs sought in the present petition cannot be appropriately granted by this Court. The petitioner would be required to avail the appropriate remedy before the Building and Maintenance Committee, Delhi High Court. 6. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to approach the Building and Maintenance Committee, Delhi High Court, by way of an appropriate representation/application, for redressal of her grievance. The Building and Maintenance Committee shall consider the same in accordance with law and take an appropriate decision thereon. 7. It is clarified that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the grievance raised by the petitioner. 8. The petition, along with pending applications, if any, stands disposed of in the above terms. 9. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J AUGUST 14, 2026/A TD 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 20/08/2026 at 15:15:04