Sh Dharambir Singh v. Delhi Development Authority through Its Chairman
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(C) 13457/2025, Delhi High Court, Justice Vikas Mahajan, order dated 02.09.2025; Dharambir Singh v. Delhi Development Authority; proposed demolition of petitioner's property; demolition notice by affixation; duplicate notice to counsel deemed service; reply within one week; personal hearing before Deputy Director, Land Management (South Zone-III) on 12.09.2025 at 2 PM, Vikas Sadan, INA; speaking order within a week; communication to petitioner and counsel; two-week bar on adverse action; procedural fairness before demolition; petition and pending application disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with directions: duplicate demolition notice served on petitioner's counsel deemed notice to the petitioner; petitioner to reply within one week; personal hearing before the Deputy Director, Land Management (South Zone-III) on 12.09.2025 at 2 PM; speaking order within a week of the hearing, to be communicated to the petitioner and counsel within a further week; and no action against the petitioner for two weeks if the decision is adverse. Pending application also stands disposed of.