W.P.(C) 2891/2026 $~48 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 2891/2026 SH NITIN KUMAR BHATIA .....Petitioner Through: versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sagar Kumar, Standing Counsel for MCD. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL O R D E R % 09.03.2026 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction that the respondent/MCD should not construct sewer/nala inside the house of the petitioner, i.e., House No. 315, Village Gopalpur, Delhi-110009. 2. Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent/MCD, on advance notice, submits that the property of the petitioner has encroached upon the public street and therefore, MCD is removing the said encroachment in order to construct the sewer/nala. 3. In response to this, counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner’s property is selectively being targeted for being demolished on account of encroachment. 4. The aforesaid contention is rebutted by counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent/MCD, by submitting that all the properties in the line of the drain that have encroached on the public street, are being removed. 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 11/03/2026 at 10:42:25 W.P.(C) 2891/2026 5. In view thereof, this court finds no merit in the present writ petition. 6. The writ petition is dismissed. AMIT BANSAL, J MARCH 9, 2026 at 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 11/03/2026 at 10:42:25