Delhi High Court
W.P.(C)/16143/2025 of KULDEEP KUMAR Vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI on 21 August 2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010809852025 + W.P.(C) 16143/2025 KULDEEP KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Mohd Uwaiz and Mr. Anurag Bindal, Advs. versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manu Chaturvedi, SC for MCD Mr. Manish Kumar, ASC and Mr. Sanjay
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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CNR No. DLHC010809852025
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W.P.(C) 16143/2025
KULDEEP KUMAR
.....Petitioner
Through:
Mr. Mohd Uwaiz and Mr. Anurag
Bindal, Advs.
versus
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI
.....Respondent
Through:
Mr. Manu Chaturvedi, SC for MCD
Mr. Manish Kumar, ASC and Mr.
Sanjay Kumar, AO for MCD.
CORAM:
JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH
JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN
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1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
2. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, seeking issuance of an appropriate writ directing the Respondent for allotment of alternative Tehbazari site to the Petitioner.
3. The brief background of the present case is that the father of the Petitioner was one of the Tehbazari holders in Azad Hind Market at Red Fort, Delhi and he was occupying Tehbazari site no. 3276 situated at Shop No. 39, Recruitment Office, Red Fort. The Petitioner thereafter replaced his father.
4. When the land near Red Fort, Delhi was to be handed over to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (hereinafter, ‘DMRC’) for construction of the metro 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 25/08/2026 at 12:33:37
line, the Petitioner along with other Tehbazari holders were all assured that they would be given alternate sites. Thereafter, fifteen sites are stated to have been allotted in May, 2022 to various Tehbazari holders. However, no site was allotted to the Petitioner. Hence, the prayer in this petition is for allotment of an alternate site.
5. Ld. Counsel for the Respondent-Municipal Corporation of Delhi (hereinafter, ‘MCD’) submits that there has been a delay in allotting the alternate site to the Petitioner.
6. The concerned Assistant Commissioner, MCD i.e., Mr. Manish Kumar is present in Court. He submits that within a period of one month the alternate site would be allotted to the Petitioner.
7. The responsibility of allotment of the alternate site shall be duly undertaken by the said Assistant Commissioner, MCD who is present in Court and in case of any non-compliance, stringent action would be liable to be taken as there has been sufficient delay in this matter.
8. Accordingly, let the alternate site be allotted within one month to the Petitioner. If the Petitioner is not allotted a site within one month, he is at liberty to seek revival of this writ petition.
9. The petition is disposed of. The pending application, if any, is disposed of. PRATHIBA M. SINGH, J. VIKAS MAHAJAN, J. AUGUST 21, 2026 aj/Ck 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 25/08/2026 at 12:33:37