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Rahis Alam & Ors. v. Delhi Jal Board through Chief Executive Officer Water Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

Delhi HC24 Feb 2026W.P.(C)/15523/2024

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What is this about?

Rahis Alam & Ors. versus Delhi Jal Board; W.P.(C) 15523/2024 with CM APPL. 65175/2024 and CM APPL. 65176/2024; High Court of Delhi; Justice Amit Bansal; clean water supply; Delhi Jal Board (DJB); water tankers; D Block, Tigri Extension, South Delhi; direction to supply water within two weeks; petition disposed of 24.02.2026; liberty to approach Court.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the respondent/DJB to ensure sufficient supply of clean water to the inhabitants of D Block, Tigri Extension within two (2) weeks; continued supply of water tankers as per the petitioners' request until pipeline supply is provided; liberty to the petitioners to approach the Court in case of non-compliance. Pending applications disposed of. ¶18

Rahis Alam & Ors. Vs Delhi Jal Board through Chief Executive Officer Water Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent/Delhi Jal Board should be directed to ensure prompt and sufficient supply of clean water to all the residents of D Block, Tigri Extension, South Delhi.

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Court's answer

The writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent/DJB to ensure that a sufficient amount of clean water is supplied to the inhabitants of D Block, Tigri Extension in an expeditious manner, not later than two (2) weeks from the date of the order.

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Ratio / Principle

Until sufficient water supply is provided through the pipeline, the respondent/DJB shall continue to provide water tankers as per the request of the petitioners.

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Key takeaways

Liberty is given to the petitioners to approach the Court in the event they do not get supply of a sufficient amount of clean water in terms of the order.ratio¶20

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Amit Bansal, J.; order dated 24.02.2026) disposed of a writ petition (W.P.(C) 15523/2024) filed by Rahis Alam & Ors. seeking a direction to the Delhi Jal Board to ensure prompt and sufficient supply of clean water to all residents of D Block, Tigri Extension, South Delhi – 110062. On the basis of the DJB's status report and the statement of its standing counsel, on instructions of the Assistant Engineer present in Court, that prompt and effective steps would be taken, the Court directed the DJB to ensure that a sufficient amount of clean water is supplied to the inhabitants of D Block, Tigri Extension in an expeditious manner and not later than two (2) weeks; directed that water tankers continue to be provided as per the petitioners' request until sufficient pipeline supply is provided; and granted the petitioners liberty to approach the Court in the event of non-compliance. Pending applications were also disposed of.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 15523/2024 with CM APPL. 65175/2024 and CM APPL. 65176/2024

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.....Petitioners

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RAHIS ALAM & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Sh. Zahied F. Chouhan, Ms. Iqura Khan and Ms. Nida Parveen, Advocates.

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versus

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DELHI JAL BOARD THROUGH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WATER GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Tushar Sannu and Ms. Pulak Gupta Joshi, Advocates for DJB. Mr. Namonarayan Meena, Assistant Engineer, DJB.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL

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O R D E R % 24.02.2026

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The present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent/Delhi Jal Board (DJB), to ensure prompt and sufficient supply of clean water to all the residents of D Block, Tigri Extension, South Delhi – 110062 .

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Status report has been filed on behalf of the respondent/DJB.

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Mr. Tushar Sannu, standing counsel for the respondent/DJB, on instruction from Mr. Namonarayan Meena, Assistant Engineer, DJB, who is present in Court, submits that the respondent/DJB shall take prompt and

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W.P.(C) 15523/2024

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 27/02/2026 at 13:20:18

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effective steps to ensure that sufficient amount of clean water is supplied to the inhabitants of D Block, Tigri Extension .

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Accordingly, the present writ petition is disposed of while directing the respondent/DJB to ensure that sufficient amount of clean water is supplied to the inhabitants of D Block, Tigri Extension in an expeditious manner and not later than two (2) weeks from today.

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Till the time sufficient water supply is provided to the petitioner through the pipeline, the respondent/DJB shall continue to provide water tankers as per the request of the petitioners.

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In the event the petitioners do not get supply of sufficient amount of clean water in terms of the order passed today, liberty is given to the petitioners to approach this Court.

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Pending applications also stand disposed of.

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AMIT BANSAL, J

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FEBRUARY 24, 2026

Vivek/-

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W.P.(C) 15523/2024

This is a digitally signed order.

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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 27/02/2026 at 13:20:18

Rahis Alam & Ors. v. Delhi Jal Board through Chief Executive Officer Water Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

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