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Vasant Vihar D Block Rwa & Ors. v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.

Delhi HC17 Dec 2025W.P.(C)/5647/2025

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What is this about?

stray cattle; illegal dairies; Vasant Vihar; Kusumpur Pahari; JJ clusters; MCD impounding; gaushala capacity expansion; GNCTD; RWA complaint mechanism; SHO Vasant Vihar status report; writ petition disposed with directions.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of with directions: MCD counsel to give petitioners' counsel the name, phone number and e-mail of the official responsible for removal of stray cattle; details to be shared with the President of Vasant Vihar D Block RWA, who or an authorised representative may report future stray cattle incidents to that official for requisite action. ¶41

Vasant Vihar D Block Rwa & Ors. Vs Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Whether directions should be issued to the respondents to take action against the persistent menace caused by stray cattle and against illegal dairies operating in and around Vasant Vihar. +1 more

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Court's answer

On perusal of the Status Reports, regular action is being taken by the MCD for impounding stray cattle, and action has also been taken for closing the illegal dairies.

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Ratio / Principle

Counsel for the MCD is directed to inform counsel for the petitioners of the name, phone number and E-mail of the concerned official responsible for removal of stray cattle in the area.

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Key takeaways

The contact details so furnished are to be shared by petitioners' counsel with the President of Vasant Vihar, D Block, RWA.ratio¶40
If any incident of stray cattle is found, the President or any authorised representative of the RWA may inform the said official, who shall ensure requisite action is taken.ratio¶41

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Delhi (Mini Pushkarna, J.) disposed of W.P.(C) 5647/2025 filed by Vasant Vihar D Block RWA & Ors. seeking action against the stray cattle menace in and around Vasant Vihar and against illegal dairies in Kusumpur Pahari and other JJ clusters. Taking note of MCD's action-taken document of 30.04.2025 and Status Reports dated 27.08.2025 (MCD) and 28.08.2025 (SHO, Vasant Vihar), the Court recorded that regular action is being taken for impounding stray cattle and closing illegal dairies; MCD's proposal for expanding gaushala capacity is pending with GNCTD and related proceedings are pending before a Coordinate Bench. The petition was disposed of with a reporting mechanism: MCD to furnish petitioners' counsel the name, phone number and e-mail of the official responsible for stray-cattle removal, to be shared with the RWA President, who or any authorised representative may report incidents for requisite action.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 5647/2025 & CM APPL. 25710/2025

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VASANT VIHAR D BLOCK RWA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Shivam Goel, Ms. Ramya S. Goel and Ms. Sanya Sharma, Advocates Mob: 9871339314 Email: [email protected] versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Harshita Nathrani, Adv. for Mr. Sameer Vashisht, SC (Civil) GNCTD Mob: 9799150333 Email: [email protected] Ms. Neha Rastogi, SPC with Mr. Animesh Rastogi, Mr. Rajat Dubey and Mr. Shashank Pandey, Advs. for R-2 Mr. Manu Chaturvedi, SC for MCD with Mr. Ahmed Jamal Siddiqui, Mr. Kshitiz Kishor Rai, Madhav Tripathi, Advs. Mob: 9315827955 Email: [email protected]

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CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA

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O R D E R % 17.12.2025

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The present writ petition has been filed seeking directions to the respondents to take action against the persistent menace caused by the stray cattle on the streets and public spaces in and around Vasant Vihar, as well as against the illegal dairies operating in Kusumpur Pahari and other JJ clusters

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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 20/12/2025 at 12:51:56

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near Vasant Vihar.

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When the present matter was listed for hearing on 30^th April, 2025, learned counsel appearing for the respondent- Municipal Corporation of Delhi (“MCD”), had handed over a document with regard to the action taken by the MCD for impounding of stray cattle and for closing the illegal dairies.

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Accordingly, the relevant portion of the order dated 30^th April, 2025, reads as under:

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6. Learned counsel appearing for respondent no. 1 has handed over a copy of the various actions taken by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (“MCD”), in the area in question for impounding the stray cattle, as well as for closing the illegal dairies. The said table as handed over by learned counsel appearing for the MCD, is reproduced as under:

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xxx xxx xxx”

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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 20/12/2025 at 12:51:56

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Subsequently, a Status Report dated 27^th August, 2025 has been filed on behalf of the MCD, wherein, it is stated as follows:

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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 20/12/2025 at 12:51:56

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xxx xxx xxx”

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Similarly, a Status Report dated 28^th August, 2025 has also been filed on behalf of the Station House Officer (“SHO”), Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, wherein, it is stated as follows:

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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 20/12/2025 at 12:51:56

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Perusal of the aforesaid Status Report shows that regular action is being taken by the MCD for impounding the stray cattle. Further, action has also been taken for closing the illegal dairies.

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This Court also takes note of the submission made by learned counsel appearing for the MCD that proposal for expanding the capacity of existing gaushalas, has been taken up with the respondent-Government of NCT of Delhi (“GNCTD”).

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He submits that regular action is taken routinely, for impounding the stray cattle and the same are thereafter lodged in the gaushalas.

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He furthers submits that proceedings in that regard are also pending before a Coordinate Bench of this Court.

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At this stage, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that whenever, in future, any such incident of roaming of stray cattle on the roads/streets is noticed, the petitioners may be allowed to inform the concerned officials of the MCD, in this regard, who may take appropriate action thereto.

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Accordingly, learned counsel appearing for the MCD is directed to inform to learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, the name, phone number and E-mail of the concerned official, who shall be responsible for removal of stray cattle in the area 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 20/12/2025 at 12:51:56

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The said details shall be then shared by learned counsel appearing for the petitioners with the President of Vasant Vihar, D Block, RWA .

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In case, any incident of stray cattle is found, the President or any other authorized representative of Vasant Vihar, D Block, RWA , shall be at liberty to inform the said official, who shall ensure that the requisite action is taken. 14. With the aforesaid directions, the present writ petition, along with pending applications, is accordingly disposed of.

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MINI PUSHKARNA, J

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DECEMBER 17, 2025 ak

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Vasant Vihar D Block Rwa & Ors. v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.

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