Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court single-judge order (Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jasmeet Singh) dated 16.02.2026 in W.P.(C) 2180/2026, Vikas Kumar v. Delhi Development Authority, disposing the petition. Petitioner, represented by Adv Manoj Godara, sought mandamus under Article 226 for decision on his pending PM-UDAY application dated 11.10.2025, Case ID PM-UDAY/CASE/11102025110601/1, for ownership rights and conveyance deed for Plot No. 13, Gram Pustani Pochanpur Extension, Colony Regn. No. 1419, Village Pochanpur, South-West Delhi (colony notified under PM-UDAY). DDA (through standing counsel Shobhana Takiar and Kuljeet Singh) directed to decide within 8 weeks with personal hearing. Keywords: PM-UDAY, unauthorised colonies, ownership rights, conveyance deed, mandamus, Article 226, DDA, 8-week timeline, personal hearing.
What did the court decide?
Direction (mandamus-type relief) to DDA to consider and decide the petitioner's PM-UDAY application dated 11.10.2025 (Case ID PM-UDAY/CASE/11102025110601/1) within 8 weeks and to give the petitioner a personal hearing; petition disposed of in those terms. Costs prayed for were not awarded. Companion application CM APPL. 10573/2026 (exemption) allowed subject to all just exceptions and disposed of.