Delhi High Court
W.P.(C)/3951/2026 of HOTI LAL Vs GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. on 24 September 2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010119612026 + W.P.(C) 3951/2026 HOTI LAL .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Suman Kapoor, Ms. Garima & Mr. S.M. Prasad, Advs. versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raghvendra Upadhyay, PC, GNCTD with Mrs. Purnima Jain,
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
CNR No. DLHC010119612026
+
W.P.(C) 3951/2026
HOTI LAL
.....Petitioner
Through:
Ms.
Suman
Kapoor,
Ms.
Garima & Mr. S.M. Prasad,
Advs.
versus
GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.
.....Respondents
Through:
Mr. Raghvendra Upadhyay, PC,
GNCTD with Mrs. Purnima
Jain, Mr. Kshitij, Mr. Madhur
& Mr. Yash Singh, Advs.
Mr. Tushar Sannu & Mr. Shiv
Chopra, Adv. for DDA.
Mr. Kapil Dutta, SC for MCD.
Mr. Raghvendra Shukla, SPC
with Ms. Ritu Bhardwaj, GP
with Ms. Bhavya Malhotra,
Adv. for R-7.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN
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1. Petitioner seeks following prayers: “(i) Issue Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, to the effect that village Masoodpur is also known in the name of Maksoodpur, at present falling in South District are one and the same village,
(ii) Directing the Respondent No.1 & 2 to give notification in Official Gazette to the effect that village Masoodpur reflected in Notification No.F.223/SDM- II(HQ)/Land/2025/285dated25.12.2025 is also Known in the name of Maksoodpur, presently falling in (southzone) andthegazettenotificationdated22.04.1982,08.03.1986 are applicable to the said area, by Official Notification. In the interest of justice.
(iii) Any other relief which this Hon’ble Court may allow if find deem fit proper in the interest of justice.” 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 25/09/2026 at 12:12:25
2. The Petitioner does not dispute that pursuant to an application under the Right to Information Act, 2005, information was received which indicates that village Maksoodpur and Masoodpur is one village only.
3. Considering the aforesaid, no order is required to be passed in the present petition.
4. The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. AMIT MAHAJAN, J SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 “SK” 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 25/09/2026 at 12:12:25