Sh Baidyanath Sah Vs State Govt of NCT of Delhi and Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Sh Baidyanath Sah Vs State Govt of NCT of Delhi and Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Exemption from filing certified copies allowed; petitioner permitted to file CDs (Annexure-F and Annexure-G) with Section 65B Indian Evidence Act, 1872 certificate; 10-day delay in re-filing condoned; DDA directed to file a status report within six weeks on action taken per the Court's order dated 13th October, 2025; matter listed for 6th May, 2026.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner's application seeking condonation of delay of 10 days in re-filing the petition should be allowed. +1 more

Court's answer

The delay of 10 days in re-filing the petition is condoned and the application (CM APPL. 76148/2025) stands disposed of.

Ratio / Principle

The application seeking exemption from filing certified copies of documents (CM APPL. 76146/2025) is allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

Key takeaways

The petitioner is permitted to file the CDs marked as Annexure-F and Annexure-G along with a Certificate under Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (CM APPL. 76147/2025 disposed of).ratio¶14
DDA is directed to file a status report within six (6) weeks as to the action taken by it in terms of the Court's order dated 13th October, 2025; matter to be listed on 6th May, 2026.ratio¶24

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Delhi (Amit Bansal, J.), order dated 30.01.2026 in W.P.(C) 2478/2022, SH Baidyanath Sah v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi and Ors.: (i) exemption from filing certified copies of documents allowed subject to all just exceptions; (ii) petitioner permitted to file CDs marked Annexure-F and Annexure-G along with a Certificate under Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872; (iii) delay of 10 days in re-filing the petition condoned. On the petitioner's grievance that DDA had taken no action pursuant to the Court's order of 13th October, 2025 by which the writ petition was disposed of, the Court directed DDA to file a status report within six (6) weeks on the action taken, and listed the matter for 6th May, 2026. Counsel: Pushpender Sharma (petitioner); Ashutosh Gupta, ASC for MCD; Sanjay Vashishtha, Siddhartha Goswami and Geetanjali Reddy for DDA.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

CM APPL. 76145/2025, CM APPL. 76146/2025, CM APPL. 76147/2025 & CM APPL. 76148/2025 IN

- W.P.(C) 2478/2022

SH BAIDYANATH SAH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Pushpender Sharma, Advocate

versus

STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ashutosh Gupta, ASC for MCD Mr. Sanjay Vashishtha, Mr. Siddhartha Goswami and Ms. Geetanjali Reddy, Advocates for DDA

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL

O R D E R % 30.01.2026

CM APPL. 76146/2025 (seeking exemption from filing certified copies of documents)

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

CM APPL. 76147/2025 (seeking leave to file the CDs)

This application is being filed on behalf of the petitioner seeking permission to file the CDs.

For the reasons stated in the application, the petitioner is permitted to file the CDs marked as Annexure-F and Annexure-G along with Certificate under Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

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W.P.(C) 2478/2022

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The application stands disposed of. CM APPL. 76148/2025 (seeking condonation of delay in re-filing)

This application has been filed on behalf of the petitioner seeking condonation of delay of 10 days in re-filing the present petition. 6. For the reasons stated in the application, the delay of 10 days in refiling the petition is condoned.

The application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 2478/2022 and CM APPL. 76145/2025

The present writ petition was disposed of vide order dated 13^th October, 2025.

It is the grievance of the petitioner that no action has been taken on behalf of DDA in pursuance of the aforesaid order.

Let a status report be filed on behalf of DDA within six (6) weeks as to the action taken by DDA in terms of the order passed by this Court on 13^th October, 2025.

List on 6^th May, 2026.

AMIT BANSAL, J

JANUARY 30, 2026 ds

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W.P.(C) 2478/2022

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 02/02/2026 at 12:32:53