Ans Constructions Pvt. Ltd. Vs Municipal Corporation of Delhi through Its Commissioner and Anr. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Ans Constructions Pvt. Ltd. Vs Municipal Corporation of Delhi through Its Commissioner and Anr. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Dismissal of the appeal as withdrawn with a two-week extension (from 19.09.2025) for the appellant to make the deposit required under the learned Single Judge's order; pending applications (CM APPL. 59593/2025, CM APPL. 59594/2025, CM APPL. 59595/2025) disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the appellant's appeal (LPA 591/2025) may be dismissed as withdrawn, with additional time granted to the appellant for making the deposit required under the order of the learned Single Judge.

Court's answer

The appeal (LPA 591/2025) is dismissed as withdrawn at the appellant's request, conveyed through counsel on instructions in the presence of the petitioner-in-person, Mr. Om Ratan Goel.

Ratio / Principle

Despite dismissal as withdrawn, the appellant is permitted to make the deposit contemplated by the order passed by the learned Single Judge within two weeks from the date of this order.

Key takeaways

If the appellant fails to deposit the amount within the two-week period extended by this Court, the consequences permissible under law shall follow.ratio¶14

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

LPA 591/2025 (with CM APPL. 59593/2025, CM APPL. 59594/2025 & CM APPL. 59595/2025) | High Court of Delhi | Coram: Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela | Decided 19.09.2025. The appellant, ANS Constructions Pvt Ltd (petitioner-in-person Mr. Om Ratan Goel present), faced respondents Municipal Corporation of Delhi (R-1) and DMRC (R-2). After argument, counsel stated on the appellant's instructions that the appeal might be dismissed as withdrawn, requesting only a two-week extension for making the deposit required under the order passed by the learned Single Judge. The bench dismissed the appeal as withdrawn, permitted the appellant to make that deposit within two weeks, cautioned that non-deposit would attract the consequences permissible under law, and disposed of the pending applications. No statutes or precedent cases are cited and no monetary amount is stated anywhere in the judgment.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- LPA 591/2025, CM APPL. 59593/2025, CM APPL. 59594/2025 & CM APPL. 59595/2025

ANS CONSTRUCTIONS PVT LTD .....Appellant Through: Mr. Shailendra Bhatnagar, Ms. Shivani Pal, Mr. Shreeyanshu Bhatnagar, Mr. Rudr Pratap Singh and Mr. Animesh Gautam, Advocates with Petitioner in person namely Mr. Om Ratan Goel.

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MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI THROUGH ITS COMMISSIONER AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Tushar Sannu, Standing Counsel for MCD with Mr. Parvin Bansal, Mr. Pulak Gupta, Advocates with Mr. Sandeep Chopra, Section Officer (MCD)/R-1. Mr. Anmol Vashisht and Mr. Bonny Mehra, Advocates for DMRC/R-2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA

O R D E R % 19.09.2025

Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the appellant, on instructions from the appellant, in presence of appellant namely Mr. Om Ratan Goel, states that the appeal may be dismissed as withdrawn, however two weeks’ time may be extended for making deposit of the amount under the order passed by the learned Single Judge.

This is a digitally signed order.

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Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. However, we provide that the appellant will be permitted to make the deposit in view of the order passed by the learned Single Judge within two weeks from today. Let the authorities of MCD be apprised of this order by the learned counsel representing the MCD. In case of non deposit of the amount within the time being extended by this Court in this order, the consequences permissible under law shall follow.

Pending applications also stand disposed of.

DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ

TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J

SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 kct

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 24/09/2025 at 12:16:55