Lt Col J S Ahlawat Retd v. Lt. Governor of Delhi & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(C) 11907/2025 and CM APPL. 48522/2025, High Court of Delhi, order dated 23.04.2026, coram Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Madhu Jain. Petitioner Lt Col J S Ahlawat Retd versus Lt. Governor of Delhi & Ors. Writ petition challenging RCS order dated 09.11.2020 on ground of non-functioning of the Delhi Cooperative Tribunal (DCT) is disposed of: petitioner to file appeal before the now-functioning DCT within two months, immune from limitation dismissal and to be heard on merits; DCT requested to decide within three months of filing; pending applications disposed. Keywords: RCS, DCT, Delhi Cooperative Tribunal, limitation, writ disposal.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner directed to approach the Delhi Cooperative Tribunal (DCT) within two months; an appeal filed within that period not to be dismissed on limitation grounds and to be heard on merits; DCT requested to decide expeditiously, if possible within three months of filing; all pending applications disposed of.