Gajender Kumar v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Dangerous-building demolition petition against Municipal Corporation of Delhi; premises at Block-B, Baba Colony, Khasra no. 92/11/2, 20, 21/1, 93/15/2, 16 and 25/1, Village Burari, Delhi, owned by respondent no. 4; MCD Status Report dated 29.08.2025 found property not dilapidated or ruinous, requiring only minor repairs at all floors and whitewashing; writ petition disposed of (no demolition direction issued); decided 03.09.2025 by Mini Pushkarna J; no statute or precedent cited; relevant to searches on MCD dangerous-building inspections and disposal of demolition-request writs where the corporation certifies the building as repairable.
What did the court decide?
Perusal of the MCD Status Record shows that it is the case of MCD that the property in question is not in a dilapidated and ruinous condition; it only requires minor repairs at all floors and whitewashing. On this footing the writ petition was disposed of without any direction for demolition or removal.