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Sunil Kumar Sood & Ors. v. South Delhi Municipal Corporation & Ors.

Delhi HC9 Jul 2024W.P.(C)/10863/2017

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Writ petition sought restraint on construction and operation of a Fixed Compactor Transfer Station and quashing of a notification. The FCTS was completed and functional during pendency; amendment to challenge the construction was refused, with liberty to pursue other remedies; petition disposed of without substantial relief.

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Sunil Kumar Sood & Ors. Vs South Delhi Municipal… — Environment and Pollution | Delhi HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 10863/2017 & CM APPL. 44495/2017 (stay)

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SUNIL KUMAR SOOD & ORS. .....Petitioners

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Through: Mr. Santosh Ramdurg, Adv.

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versus

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SOUTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION & ORS.

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.....Respondents Through: Ms. Puja Kalra, SC for MCD. Mr. Divyam Nandrajog, Adv. for GNCTD with Mr. Prakhyat Gargasya, Adv.

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CORAM:

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HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV O R D E R

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% 09.07.2024

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This petition has been filed seeking the following reliefs:

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“a) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction against the Respondents restraining them from construction, installation and operation of Fixed Compactor Transfer Station ("FCTS") in the premises of JE (Maintenance) Store, Ward No. 29-S, Bindapur, Delhi.

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b) Quash and set aside the notification dated 26.06.2017 issued by EE(EMS)/WZ (Annexure P-2)”

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The status report filed by the respondent would indicate that during the pendency of the instant petition, the construction with respect to the Fixed Compactor Transfer Station [“ FCTS ”] has already been made and the same is already functional.

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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, however, seeks liberty to allow him to amend the instant writ petition to challenge the said

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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 19/07/2024 at 15:17:41

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construction.

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At this stage, the Court is unable to accede to the said prayer. The petition has been pending since 2017 and no such steps seem to have been taken by the petitioner during the pendency. However, the Court deems it appropriate to reserve the liberty in favour of the petitioner to take appropriate remedy before the competent authority or to file a civil suit, if he so desires

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With the aforesaid observations, no substantial relief can be granted at this stage, in the absence of there being a challenge made to the construction which has already been made during the pendency of the instant petition.

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In view of the aforesaid, the petition stands disposed of.

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PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J

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JULY 9, 2024/p

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 19/07/2024 at 15:17:41

Sunil Kumar Sood & Ors. v. South Delhi Municipal Corporation & Ors.

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