$~59 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010478462026 + W.P.(C) 14708/2026, CM APPL. 68810-68811/2026 ARTI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Gaurav Kumar, Ms. Neha Kushwaha, Mr. Naman Sherstra, Mr. Mukesh Kumar Thalour, Mr Vishal Tiwari, Advocates (M- 7595915064, 9123074163) versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Adv. Siddhant Nath (Standing Counsel MCD), Mr. Amaan Khan, Mr. Bhavishya Makhija, Advocates for MCD (M-9910870397) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 01.10.2026 1. The present petition has been received on urgent mentioning. As such, the same is taken up for hearing. 2. By virtue of the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs: “a) Issue writ of mandamus writ, order or direction directing Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to forthwith furnish to the Petitioner a copy of the demolition order dated 28.08.2024 issued under Section 343(1), and any operative sealing order under Section 345A, together with the relevant 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 05/10/2026 at 11:13:46 inspection/action report relied upon for the Impugned Vacation Notice dated 17.09.2026 in terms of order dated 21.09.2026 passed in W.P. (C) No. 13928/2026; and/or b) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction restraining Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 from taking demolition/sealing/coercive action pursuant to Impugned Vacation Notice No. D/AE(B)/KBZ/2026/2477 dated 17.09.2026 for a reasonable limited period so as to enable the Petitioner to avail the statutory remedy before the Appellate Tribunal, MCD; and/or c) Issue a writ of certiorari thereby quashing and set aside Impugned Vacation Notice No. D/AE(B)/KBZ/2026/2477 dated 17.09.2026 issued by Respondents; and/or d) Issue a writ of mandamus thereby directing the Respondents to maintain status quo with regards to the Impugned Vacation Notice No.D/AE(B)/KBZ/2026/2477 dated 17.09.2026 till the time a demolition notice and sealing notice is served upon the Petitioner; and/or e) Pass such other or further order(s) as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present case.” 3. At the outset, learned counsel for petitioner has drawn the attention of this Court to an earlier writ petition being W.P.(C)13928/2026, also filed by the petitioner, and which has already been disposed of on 21.09.2026 with the following directions:- “9. Learned counsel for the respondents, under such circumstances, fairly submits that no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner only till the initiation of such action by the petitioner within a period of one week. xxx xxx xxx 13. Before parting, since learned counsel for the petitioner 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 05/10/2026 at 11:13:46 seeks a copy of the Demolition Order dated 28.08.2024, which, according to learned counsel for the respondents has though been duly served upon the petitioner, however, without adverting to either the merits or to the rights and contentions of the respondents, he undertakes to supply the same to learned counsel for the petitioner during the course of the day.” 4. Considering it is an admitted position that the copy of the demolition order dated 28.08.2024 in compliance thereof has only been supplied to learned counsel for the petitioner today, let no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner till the initiation of any action(s) by the petitioner regarding the same within a period of two weeks. 5. As such, the present petition, alongwith the pending applications, is disposed of with the aforesaid directions. SAURABH BANERJEE, J OCTOBER 1, 2026/So 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 05/10/2026 at 11:13:46