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W.P.(C)/5653/2026 of ANAND Vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS. on 6 July 2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 5653/2026 ANAND .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Neema Malhotra, Adv. [Mob. 9811383669] versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS......Respondents Through: Ms. Shilpa Ohri, ASC for MCD. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN O R D E R %
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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W.P.(C) 5653/2026
ANAND
.....Petitioner
Through:
Ms. Neema Malhotra, Adv.
[Mob. 9811383669]
versus
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS ......Respondents Through:
Ms. Shilpa Ohri, ASC 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 directions to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (hereinafter, ‘MCD’) to take immediate action against illegal encroachment and unauthorised occupation of the tehbazari site No. 17131, situated Opposite Shop No.1, Old Lajpat Rai Market, Chandni Chowk, Delhi-110006 (hereinafter, ‘tehbazari site’).
3. The grievance of the Petitioner is that he was dispossessed from his tehbazari site, wherein he acquired rights, title and possession through various duly executed documents in 2003, by Respondent No. 2.
4. According to the Petitioner, due to his mother’s illness, he had to remain intermittently away from the tehbazari site.
5. However, sometime in January, 2023, the Respondent No.2 had trespassed and had illegally occupied the tehbazari site. Thereafter, the Petitioner had made several representations to the MCD. However, the same 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 09/07/2026 at 11:00:55
have not been decided.
6. Considering the nature of the matter, the Petitioner’s representations shall be decided by the concerned Assistant Commissioner, MCD, after hearing the Petitioner and Respondent no.2, within a period of two months.
7. All rights and contentions of the Petitioner are left open in respect of any order that may be passed by the Assistant Commissioner, MCD.
8. The petition is disposed of in the above terms. All pending applications, if any, are also disposed of. PRATHIBA M. SINGH, J. VIKAS MAHAJAN, J. JULY 6, 2026 aj/sm 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 09/07/2026 at 11:00:55