Ganesh Kumar & Ors. v. Rail Coach Factory & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Ganesh Kumar & Ors. v. Rail Coach Factory & Anr., W.P.(C) 7236/2021 & CM APPL. 22800/2021 (Delhi High Court, Mini Pushkarna, J., order dated 02.05.2025): writ petition seeking restraint on installation of gates blocking jhuggi inhabitants' access to the main road; respondents agreed gates shut only 11 PM-5 AM, open all day, with a guard at each gate during closure to open in emergency; court held petitioners' interest safeguarded, granted liberty to install gates for colony security, disposed of petition and application. Keywords: right of way, jhuggi dwellers, colony gates, security, ingress egress, emergency access, guard, disposed without merits.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to respondents to install the two proposed colony security gates, which will be closed only from 11:00 PM to 5:00 AM and manned by a guard during closure for emergency opening; petitioners' ingress and egress preserved; writ petition and pending application disposed of.