W.P.(C) 9095/2026 $~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010290132026 + W.P.(C) 9095/2026 SHOBHNA SONKER .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Bharat Gupta with Mr. GS Singh, Ms. Priyanka Gupta, Mr. Shubham Agarwal, Mr. Aditya Kumar Sharma and Mr. Shubham Bhardwaj, Advocates. (Through VC) versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Shilpa Ohri, ASC and Ms. Shweta Singh, Advocate for R- 1/MCD. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL O R D E R % 07.09.2026 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction for removal of building material above the roof of the third floor of the property bearing no.2436, Punjabi Basti, Purani Subzi Mandi, Ghantaghar, Delhi (hereinafter ‘subject property’), which has been left behind pursuant to the demolition exercise carried out by the respondent no.1/MCD in the subject property. 2. On the last date of hearing, the submission of the respondent no.1/MCD was noted that the responsibility to clear the debris is that of the individual whose property has been demolished or, in the alternative, MCD 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 10/09/2026 at 11:27:25 W.P.(C) 9095/2026 shall remove the debris and the private respondent no.2 would be liable to pay charges for the same. Taking note of the said submissions, notice was issued to the respondent no.2. 3. None appears on behalf of the private respondent no.2 despite service. 4. In view thereof, the present writ petition is disposed of while directing the respondent no.1/MCD to remove the debris lying at the subject property in an expeditious manner. 5. The respondent no.1/MCD would be at liberty to recover the costs of removing the debris from the private respondent no.2. 6. The respondent no.1/MCD shall also carry out the remaining demolition exercise in respect of the subject property in an expeditious manner. AMIT BANSAL, J SEPTEMBER 7, 2026 Rzu 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 10/09/2026 at 11:27:25