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Ajay Garg v. University of Delhi

Delhi HC8 Aug 2025W.P.(C)/11990/2025

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Ajay Garg v. University of Delhi; W.P.(C) 11990/2025; CM APPL. 53670/2025 (for direction); Delhi High Court; order dated 27.08.2025; eviction Notice dated 25.08.2025; petition disposed 08.08.2025; appeal under Section 9 of PP Act filed 23.08.2025 before Saket Courts (South East); lawyers' strike Saket District Courts; forcible eviction slated 27.08.2025 at 11:30 AM; 72 hours (3 days) advance written notice direction; operative till strike persists; application disposed of.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the respondent (University of Delhi) to intimate the petitioner in writing with at least 72 hours (3 days) advance notice before initiating any fresh action/step against him qua the subject premises, operative till the lawyers' strike persists before the Saket District Courts, New Delhi. ¶20

Ajay Garg Vs University of Delhi — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Given that the petitioner's appeal under Section 9 of the PP Act cannot be heard owing to the ongoing lawyers' strike before the learned Saket District Courts, New Delhi, and the respondent had slated forcible eviction for 27.08.2025, what directions should issue to the respondent pending listing of the petitioner's appeal?

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Court's answer

The respondent is directed/intimated in writing to give the petitioner at least 72 hours (3 days) advance notice of any fresh action(s)/step(s) it chooses to initiate against him qua the subject premises.

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Ratio / Principle

The 72-hour advance-notice direction remains operative only till the time the lawyers' strike persists before the learned Saket District Courts, New Delhi.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

W.P.(C) 11990/2025, Ajay Garg v. University of Delhi (Delhi High Court, Saurabh Banerjee, J., 27.08.2025): CM APPL. 53670/2025 (For direction), listed on urgent mentioning after the respondent issued a fresh eviction Notice dated 25.08.2025 although the writ petition had been disposed of on 08.08.2025 with directions to approach the appellate authority within two weeks. The petitioner had filed an appeal under Section 9 of the Public Premises Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants Act, 1971 ('PP Act') before the Saket Courts (South East), New Delhi on 23.08.2025, but it could not be taken up owing to the ongoing lawyers' strike, while the respondent proposed forcible eviction on 27.08.2025 at 11:30 AM. Directing that it would be appropriate for the respondent to intimate the petitioner in writing with at least 72 hours (3 days) advance notice of any fresh action(s)/step(s) qua the subject premises, operative only till the lawyers' strike persists, the Court disposed of the application in those terms.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 11990/2025

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AJAY GARG

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.....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. T. Singhdev, Mr. Yasharth Shukla, Mr. Naman Shukla, Mr. Taha Yasir, Mr. Rajiv Kishore Dubey and Mr. Mukul Kharyal, Advs.

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versus

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UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anurag Ojha, SSC with Mr. Dipak Ray, Advs.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

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O R D E R

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% 27.08.2025

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CM APPL. 53670/2025-For direction

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The present application is listed on an urgent mentioning since the petitioner has received a Notice dated 25.08.2025 issued by the respondent for eviction of the petitioner from the subject premises to the Commissioner of Police yesterday late evening i.e., 26.08.2025.

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The facts leading to filing of the present application are such that even though the petition was disposed of vide order dated 08.08.2025 with specific directions to the petitioner to approach the concerned appellate authority within a period of two weeks , however, a fresh eviction notice dated 25.08.2025 was subsequently issued by the respondent.

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This is even though the petitioner has already filed an appeal under Section 9 of the Public Premises Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants Act,

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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 29/08/2025 at 12:52:57

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1971 ( PP Act ) has been filed before the Saket Courts (South East), New Delhi on 23.08.2025, which is one day later qua the two weeks granted vide order dated 08.08.2025 due to paucity of time. However, the same has not been taken up for hearing as learned counsel for the petitioner has been unable to enter the premises of the learned Saket District Courts, New Delhi due to the ongoing strike by the lawyers.

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Since the respondent was to take appropriate actions qua forcible eviction on 27.08.2025 at 11:30AM of the subject premises wherein the petitioner is situated, the petitioner has filed the present application. 5. Considering that the petitioner has already filed the appeal under Section 9 of the PP Act, which, due to the ongoing lawyer’s strike before the learned Saket District Courts, New Delhi, cannot be attended to and therefore no proactive steps for removing the objections, if any, can be taken for getting it listed before the appropriate Court within the learned Saket District Courts, New Delhi, it will be appropriate if the respondent is directed to intimate the petitioner in writing by giving him at least 72 hours ( 3 days ) advance notice of any fresh action(s)/ step(s) it chooses to initiate against him and qua the subject premises. However, the aforesaid direction shall remain operative till the time the lawyer’s strike persists before the learned Saket District Courts, New Delhi.

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Accordingly, the present application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

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SAURABH BANERJEE, J

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AUGUST 27, 2025/Ab

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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 29/08/2025 at 12:52:57

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