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Suraj Tiwari v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.

Delhi HC3 Dec 2025W.P.(C)/18369/2025

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PIL disposal; illegal construction; Municipal Corporation of Delhi; Special Task Force (STF) 151st meeting minutes dated 30.10.2025; Shastri Park and Gautampuri, New Seelampur properties (Ward 226); booking files and demolition action; two properties untraceable; exemption application CM APPL. 76068/2025; Delhi High Court; bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela.

What did the court decide?

No substantive relief; the PIL was disposed of as nothing further required adjudication following the STF action-taken report. ¶30

Suraj Tiwari Vs Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 18369/2025

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SURAJ TIWARI .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Chemendra Kaushik, Advocate.

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versus

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MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS .....Respondent

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Through: Mr. Mukesh Gupta, Mr. Sachin Singh Shahi and Ms. Jasleen Kaur Saran, Advocates for R-1/MCD.

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Mr. Arjun Mahajan, Standing Counsel with Mr. Apoorv Upmany and Mr. Harsh Vashisht, Advocates for STF. Mr. Manish Srivastava, Mr. Moksh Arora and Mr. Santosh Ramdurg, Advocates for R-3/BSES.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA

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% 03.12.2025

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CM APPL. 76068/2025

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Exemption allowed subject to all just exceptions.

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Application stands disposed of.

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W.P.(C) 18369/2025

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Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

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The petitioner had earlier instituted the proceedings of W.P.(C) 6361/2025 with the allegation of certain illegal constructions in respect of five properties which are detailed below:

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S.No. Property Particulars Ward No. Builder’s Name 1. F-202 Gali No. 7, Shastri Park, 226 Mr. Ashraf

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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 06/12/2025 at 13:18:32

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Delhi-110053		Qureshi
2. F-270 Gali No. 9, Shastri Park, Delhi-110053	226	Mr. Najim
3. G-157 Gali No. 3, Shastri Park, Delhi-110053	226	Mr. Sadiq & Mr. Usman
4. T-291, Gali No. 6, Gautampuri, NewSeelampur,Delhi-110053	226	Mr. Mohd. Ayyub
5. T-175, Gali No. 5, Gautampuri, New Seelampur,Delhi-110053	226	Mr. Saleem

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Learned counsel representing the Special Task Force (STF) has brought to our notice, minutes of the 151^st meeting of the STF held on 30.10.2025 wherein inter alia the action taken in respect of the above said five properties have been given in detail. The said minutes of meeting are taken on record.

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A perusal of the said minutes of meeting reveals that at least two properties, which were mentioned by the petitioner, namely property no. G-157, Gali No.3, Shastri Park, Delhi-53 and F-270, Gali No.9, Shastri Park, Delhi-53, could not be traced out and in respect of other properties, action taken has already been given in detail in the said minutes of meeting. The relevant extract of the said minutes are quoted hereunder:

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“ That it is submitted that the (i) property no.T-291, Gali No.6, Gautampuri, Delhi-53 was booked vide booking file no. 101/B-II/UC/SH-N/2023 dated 14/07/2023 in the shape of Ground Floor, First Floor, Second Floor & Third Floor and raising of wall and column above Third floor Roof and projection on Mpl. Land and demolition action was taken on 20.09.2023 by demolishing two RCC panel of size 7’x7.5’ feet at Second Floor & Third Floor respectively.

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(ii) Property no. F-202, Shastri Park, Delhi-53 was booked vide booking file no. 172/B/UC/SH-N/2010 Dated 07.10.2010 in the shape of two room at Second Floor.

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(iii) Property no. T-175, Gali No.5, Gautampuri, Delhi-53 has been inspected and found that the property consists at Ground Floor & two bathroom set at First Floor and is presently old & occupied. However, neither any construction activities are going on nor any building material was found stacked at site. ”

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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 06/12/2025 at 13:18:32

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In view of the aforesaid, nothing needs to be adjudicated any further in this Public Interest Litigation Petition, which is hereby disposed of.

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DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ

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TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J

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DECEMBER 3, 2025 Aj

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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 06/12/2025 at 13:18:32

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