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Shriya Bhandari v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Delhi HC16 May 2025W.P.(C)/6608/2025

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Shriya Bhandari v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Anr.; W.P.(C) 6608/2025 & CM APPL. 30071/2025; High Court of Delhi; decided 16.05.2025 by Justice Mini Pushkarna. Keywords: Delhi Jal Board; new water connection; demand for Sanctioned Building Plan; old construction (1984); sale deed July 2024; undertaking of no redevelopment/reconstruction; Greater Kailash-II; disposal with directions.

What did the court decide?

Directions issued: DJB shall not demand any Sanctioned Building Plan from the petitioner and, upon the petitioner giving an undertaking that no redevelopment/reconstruction is taking place in the property, shall forthwith grant the water connection; petitioner to fulfil all other formalities required for the new connection. Petition along with pending application disposed of. ¶23

Shriya Bhandari Vs Government of NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Delhi Jal Board could insist on production of a Sanctioned Building Plan of the petitioner's property as a pre-condition for granting a new water connection, given that the property is an old construction (built in 1984), purchased by the petitioner in July 2024 without such plan, and other flat owners already hold water connections.

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Ratio / Principle

Upon the petitioner submitting an undertaking to the DJB that no redevelopment/reconstruction is taking place in the property in question, the DJB shall forthwith proceed to grant water connection on the property bearing no. M-167, First Floor (Rear Portion), Greater Kailash-II, New Delhi 110048.

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Key takeaways

The DJB is directed not to demand any Sanctioned Building Plan of the building in question from the petitioner.ratio¶21
The petitioner shall fulfil all formalities required to be fulfilled for the grant of a new water connection by the DJB at the premises in question.ratio¶22

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Delhi High Court (W.P.(C) 6608/2025, Mini Pushkarna, J, order dated 16.05.2025): Petitioner, purchaser of the first floor of M-167, Greater Kailash-II, New Delhi (constructed 1984; sale deed dated 04.07.2024), sought quashing of Delhi Jal Board letters dated 19.09.2024 and 06.11.2024 demanding the Sanctioned Building Plan of the property before granting a water connection. Counsel for DJB stated on instructions that DJB would not insist on a Building Plan provided the petitioner undertook that no redevelopment/reconstruction was taking place. The Court directed that, upon submission of such undertaking, DJB shall forthwith grant the water connection; DJB shall not demand any Sanctioned Building Plan; and the petitioner shall fulfil all other formalities required for the new connection. Petition along with pending application disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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W.P.(C) 6608/2025 & CM APPL. 30071/2025

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SHRIYA BHANDARI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Chandra Shekar, Ms. Astiva Srivastava, Advs. Mob. 9810209981 Email. [email protected]

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versus

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GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF	DEL	HI & ANR.	..	...Res	pondents
Through:	Mr. Verm	Abhinav a, Advs	Singh, . for	Mr. R-1	Akshay Mob.
	9811	188892
	Ms	Sangeeta	Bharti,	Ms.	Shefali,
	Advs	. for DJB
	Ema	il. sangeeta	bharti@	gmail	.com
	Mob	. 98111128	63

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CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA

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O R D E R 16.05.2025

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W.P.(C) 6608/2025

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The present writ petition has been filed seeking directions for quashing the letters dated 19^th September, 2024, and 06^th November, 2024, issued by respondent no. 2 i.e. Delhi Jal Board (‘DJB’), whereby, the DJB has demanded the Sanctioned Building Plan of the building, i.e., property bearing no. M-167, First Floor, Greater Kailash-II, New Delhi 110048 . 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has purchased the first floor of the aforesaid property vide Sale Deed dated 04^th July, 2024. It is submitted that the petitioner, in order to get

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the water connection, filed an application before the respondent no. 2. However, respondent no. 2, i.e., DJB, vide letter dated 19^th September, 2024, has demanded a sanctioned Building Plan of the said property, which was constructed in the year 1984.

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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner has purchased the first floor of the property in question only in July 2024, and does not have the sanction Building Plan of the said property, which is an old constructed property. He further submits that water connections are existing in the property in question, for the other flat owners.

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Issue notice.

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Notice is accepted by learned counsels appearing for respondent nos. 1 and 2/ DJB.

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Learned counsel appearing for the respondent no.2/DJB, on instructions, submits that DJB shall not insist upon any Building Plan to be submitted by the petitioner. However, she submits that the DJB shall be satisfied, in case, the petitioner gives an undertaking that no redevelopment or reconstruction is taking place, in the building in question.

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In response, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, on instructions, submits that the petitioner shall give an undertaking in this regard.

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Accordingly, it is directed that, upon the petitioner submitting an undertaking to the DJB that no redevelopment/ reconstruction is taking place in the property in question, the DJB shall forthwith proceed to grant water connection on the property bearing no. M-167, First Floor (Rear Portion), Greater Kailash-II, New Delhi 110048 .

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It is directed that the DJB shall not demand any Sanctioned Building Plan of the building in question from the petitioner.

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However, the petitioner shall fulfil all the formalities, which are required to be fulfilled for the grant of a new water connection by the DJB, at the premises in question.

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With the aforesaid directions, the present petition, along with the pending application, is disposed of.

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MINI PUSHKARNA, J

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MAY 16, 2025/neha

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Shriya Bhandari v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

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