Sewa Nagar Market Welfare Association (Regd) v. Union of India & Ors.

Delhi HC19 Jan 2026W.P.(C)/18442/2025

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What is this about?

Sewa Nagar Market barricade road closure ingress egress residents customers emergency services shopkeepers livelihood redevelopment approved 2016 writ of mandamus writ of prohibition representation notice speaking order respondent nos. 2 and 4 counter affidavit rejoinder Union of India W.P.(C) 18442/2025 Delhi High Court Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav disposed 19.01.2026

What did the court decide?

Petition disposed of with directions: respondent nos. 2 and 4 to treat the petition as a representation, issue notice to the petitioner for submissions, hear its representatives and pass a speaking order with due expedition; petitioner free to take recourse in accordance with law thereafter. ¶¶20

Sewa Nagar Market Welfare Association (Regd) Vs Union of India & Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether respondent nos. 2 to 4 should provide clear road/access by removing blockages and barricades on the road leading to the houses and shops of the petitioner association's members, or alternatively be prohibited from hindering free access, egress and ingress of the members.

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Court's answer

The dispute raised in the petition will have to be essentially decided by respondent nos. 2 and 4 after extending the opportunity of hearing to the petitioner; the writ was therefore not issued directly.

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Ratio / Principle

The petition stands disposed of with directions that it be treated as a representation before respondent nos. 2 and 4, who shall issue notice to the petitioner, hear its representatives, and pass a speaking order with due expedition.

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Key takeaways

If the petitioner has any grievance after the respondents' decision, it shall be entitled to take appropriate recourse in accordance with law.ratio¶¶19

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Delhi (single judge, Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav), Order dated 19.01.2026 in W.P.(C) 18442/2025 — Sewa Nagar Market Welfare Association (Regd) sought a writ of mandamus directing respondent nos. 2 to 4 to remove barricades blocking the road to members' houses and shops, or alternatively a writ of prohibition against obstruction of access, alleging that closure of main roads after the 2016-approved Sewa Nagar redevelopment restricted ingress/egress of residents, customers and emergency services and harmed shopkeepers' livelihoods. Finding the dispute fit to be decided administratively by respondent nos. 2 and 4 after hearing the petitioner, the Court disposed of the petition by treating it as a representation before those respondents, who were directed to issue notice, hear the petitioner and pass a speaking order with due expedition, leaving the petitioner free to pursue lawful recourse thereafter. No statutory provisions or precedents were cited.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 18442/2025

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SEWA NAGAR MARKET WELFARE ASSOCIATION (REGD)

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.....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Sunil Choudhary, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shashank Bajpai, CGSC with Ms. Aashna Mehra, Mr. Vatsal Tripathi, Ms. Indu Priyadarshini and Mr. Vipul Gupta, Advs.

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV O R D E R

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% 19.01.2026

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The instant petition has been filed the instant petition for the following reliefs:

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“a. Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing Respondent No. 2 to 4 to provide clear road / access and remove the blockages and barricades form the road leading to the houses and shops of the petitioner association’s members;

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b. Alternatively, issue a writ of Prohibition, prohibiting the Respondent no.2 to 4 not to create any hindrance / obstruction in the free access / egress and ingress to the members of the petitioner association to their houses/ shops;”

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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that a counter affidavit has filed by the respondents and he be granted some time to file a rejoinder.

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However, on consideration of the nature of the dispute which is raised

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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 23/01/2026 at 12:38:19

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in the petition, it appears that the dispute will have to be essentially decided by respondent nos.2 and 4 after extending the opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.

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The petitioner claims to be an association that represents residents and shopkeepers of Sewa Nagar Market, New Delhi. Pursuant to the redevelopment of Sewa Nagar approved in 2016, the respondents allegedly barricaded and closed the main roads to the market. It is the case of the petitioner that such closure has severely restricted ingress and egress of residents, customers, emergency services, and has drastically affected the livelihood of shopkeepers.

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The aforesaid aspects will have to be adequately considered by respondent nos.2 and 4 and an appropriate order is required to be passed.

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If the petitioner, thereafter, has any grievance, it shall be entitled to take appropriate recourse in accordance with law.

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Under these circumstances, instead of keeping the matter pending, the same stands disposed of with the following directions:

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i. Let the petitioner’s petition be treated to be a representation by respondent nos.2 and 4.

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ii. Let respondent nos.2 and 4 issue notice to the petitioner for making their submissions.

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iii. After hearing the representatives of the petitioner, let respondent nos.2 and 4 to pass a speaking order with due expedition.

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PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J

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JANUARY 19, 2026 p/mj

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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 23/01/2026 at 12:38:19

Sewa Nagar Market Welfare Association (Regd) v. Union of India & Ors.

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