Pawan Kumar Garg v. MCD and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court writ petition dismissed; unauthorized construction; illegal commercial activity; encroachment; demolition; interim sealing; industrial generators on rooftop; DPCC permission; MCD NOC for bank in basement and ground floor; IDBI Bank branch in residential property; Shalimar Bagh property BT-2; excess coverage booked 2002 regularized 2008; belated-purchaser objection (bank since 2010, petitioner purchased 2021); failure to implead subsequent purchaser; amended Memo of Parties not filed; objections to status report not filed; Pawan Kumar Garg v. MCD and ors; W.P.(C) 16835/2024; Justice Amit Bansal; decided 10 March 2026.
What did the court decide?
In view of the aforesaid submissions — including that the Bank has operated from the subject property since 2010 while the petitioner purchased it only in 2021, and the petitioner's failure to file the amended Memo of Parties and objections to the status report — the relief sought by the petitioner cannot be granted.