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Mohammad Rehan v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.

Delhi HC17 Nov 2025W.P.(C)/17447/2025

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What is this about?

Unauthorized construction; Municipal Corporation of Delhi; MCD; SHO Police Station-Ambedkar Nagar; respondent no. 3; Shop No. 14/2; 48 sq ft; Dr. Ambedkar Nagar; Dakshinpuri Extension; New Delhi; property booked 10.11.2025; Show Cause Notice; Work Stop Notice; police assistance to MCD; held bound by statements; requisite action after due procedure; stop construction forthwith; rights to remedies reserved; writ petition disposed; Delhi High Court; Mini Pushkarna; 17.11.2025.

What did the court decide?

With the above directions (requisite action by MCD and SHO after due procedure; officials bound by their statements; ongoing unauthorized construction to be stopped forthwith; remedies reserved for aggrieved parties), the writ petition was disposed of. ¶24

Mohammad Rehan Vs Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether directions should issue to respondent nos. 1 and 2 (MCD and SHO, Police Station-Ambedkar Nagar) to stop the illegal and unauthorized construction being carried out by respondent no. 3 at Shop No. 14/2, Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, Dakshinpuri Extn., New Delhi.

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Court's answer

The Court held the MCD and the SHO, Police Station-Ambedkar Nagar bound by the statements made by their counsel before it (requisite action after due procedure; police assistance to be provided to MCD as and when action is taken).

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Ratio / Principle

Directed that respondent nos. 1 and 2 shall take requisite action against the unauthorized construction in the property in question after following due procedure, in accordance with law.

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Key takeaways

Concerned Officials of the MCD, with the assistance of the SHO, Police Station-Ambedkar Nagar, were directed to ensure that any ongoing unauthorized construction in the property in question is stopped forthwith.ratio¶23
Any party aggrieved by action or non-action on the part of the MCD retains the right to seek remedies in accordance with law; the Court expressly reserved those rights rather than deciding them.obiter¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court, W.P.(C) 17447/2025, single-judge order by Justice Mini Pushkarna, disposed on 17.11.2025. Petitioner Mohammad Rehan sought directions to respondent nos. 1 and 2 (Municipal Corporation of Delhi and SHO, Police Station-Ambedkar Nagar) to stop the illegal and unauthorized construction carried out by respondent no. 3 at Shop No. 14/2 (48 sq. ft.), 14-Block Market, Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, Sector-6, Dakshinpuri Extn., New Delhi-110062. MCD informed the Court that the unauthorized construction stood booked on 10.11.2025, a Show Cause Notice had been issued, and a Work Stop Notice had been issued to the SHO; the SHO undertook to provide police assistance whenever MCD acted. The Court took note of these statements, held the MCD and the SHO bound by them, and directed respondent nos. 1 and 2 to take requisite action against the unauthorized construction after following due procedure in accordance with law; concerned MCD officials, with the SHO's assistance, were to ensure any ongoing unauthorized construction is stopped forthwith. Parties aggrieved by MCD action or non-action retain their right to lawful remedies, expressly reserved by the Court. Petition accordingly disposed of. No statute or precedent is cited anywhere in the order; no monetary quantum is involved.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 17447/2025

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MOHAMMAD REHAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Salman Ali Khan, Mr. Babar Khan, Advocates (M:8076445879)

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versus

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MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Yash Aggarwal, Advocate for MCD (M:9911643408)

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Mr. Sandeep Chaudhary, Advocate for Union of India (M:9811629919)

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CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA

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O R D E R

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% 17.11.2025

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The present writ petition has been filed seeking directions to respondent nos. 1 and 2, to stop the illegal and unauthorized construction, being carried out by respondent no. 3, in the Shop No. 14/2, measuring 6X8 feet (48 Sq. Ft.), falling in Survey No. 6X8, situated at 14-Block Market, Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, Sector-6, Dakshinpuri Extn., New Delhi-110062.

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Responding to the present writ petition, learned counsel for the respondent no. 1-Municipal Corporation of Delhi (“MCD”) submits that the unauthorized construction in the property already stands booked on 10^th November, 2025, and a Show Cause Notice has also been issued in this regard.

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He, thus, submits that a Work Stop Notice has also been issued to Station House Officer (“SHO”), Police Station-Ambedkar Nagar.

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He further submits that the requisite action in the property in question

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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 19/11/2025 at 12:58:32

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shall be taken after following the due procedure, in accordance with law.

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Learned counsel for the respondent no. 2-SHO, Police StationAmbedkar Nagar submits that as and when any action is sought to be taken by the MCD against the unauthorized construction in question, requisite Police assistance shall be provided by the Police to the MCD.

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The aforesaid statement made on behalf of the Police, as well as learned counsel for the respondent-MCD, is taken note of.

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The MCD and the SHO, Police Station-Ambedkar Nagar are held bound by the statements made before this Court.

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Accordingly, it is directed that respondent nos. 1 and 2 shall take requisite action against the unauthorized construction, being carried out in the property in question, after following due procedure, in accordance with law.

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In case, any of the parties are aggrieved by any action or non-action on the part of the MCD, their rights to seek remedies, in accordance with law, is reserved.

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The concerned Officials of the MCD, with the assistance of SHO, Police Station-Ambedkar Nagar, shall ensure that any ongoing unauthorized construction in the property in question, is stopped forthwith.

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With the aforesaid directions, the present writ petition is accordingly disposed of.

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MINI PUSHKARNA, J

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NOVEMBER 17, 2025/ au

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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 19/11/2025 at 12:58:32

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