Ravinder Kaur Sethi & Anr. Vs Municipal Corporation of Delhi — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Ravinder Kaur Sethi & Anr. Vs Municipal Corporation of Delhi — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Liberty granted to the petitioner to apply for sanction of building plans online (with help desks available at the Zonal Office or Headquarters in the event of any difficulty); the application for sanction plan to be considered by the respondent/MCD in accordance with law.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent/MCD is to be directed to accept the petitioners' application for sanction of building plan in the name of the petitioners for the Front Portion/Front Block of Property No.C-14, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi-110027 (the 'subject property'), i.e., for a part/portion of the property. +1 more

Court's answer

The present petition along with all pending applications stands disposed of, while giving liberty to the petitioner to apply for the sanction plan in the manner noted (online, or with the assistance of help desks at the Zonal Office or Headquarters in the event of any difficulty).

Ratio / Principle

The application for sanction plan shall be considered by the respondent/MCD in accordance with law.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Amit Bansal, J.), W.P.(C) 2422/2026, order dated 20.02.2026: Petitioners sought a direction to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to accept their application for sanction of building plan in their name for the Front Portion/Front Block of Property No.C-14, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi-110027. Counsel for MCD, on advance notice, confirmed that in terms of the current policy dated 6th January, 2026 there is no bar to accepting a sanction-plan application for a part/portion of a property and that 'no-objection' from all owners is not required; counsel further indicated that the petitioner may apply online, with help desks available at the Zonal Office or Headquarters. The Court disposed of the petition along with all pending applications, giving the petitioner liberty to apply for the sanction plan in the manner noted, and observed that the application shall be considered by MCD in accordance with law.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- W.P.(C) 2422/2026, CM APPL. 11819/2026 & CM APPL. 11820/2026

RAVINDER KAUR SETHI & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Arun Maittri and Ms. Radhika Chanderwal, Advocates.

versus

MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI.....Respondent Through: Ms. Shilpa Dewan, Standing Counsel for MCD.

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL

O R D E R

% 20.02.2026

CM APPL. 11820/2026 (exemption)

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

The application stands disposed of.

W.P.(C) 2422/2026

The present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent/MCD to accept the petitioners’ application for sanction of building plan in the name of the petitioners, for the Front Portion/ Front Block of Property No.C-14, Rajouri Garden New Delhi-110027 (hereinafter the ‘subject property’).

Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that in terms of the current policy dated 6^th January, 2026 of the MCD, there is no bar in accepting application for sanction plan, in terms of a part/portion of the

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W.P.(C) 2422/2026

This is a digitally signed order. 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 24/02/2026 at 12:35:23

property.

Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent/MCD, on advance notice, confirms that in terms of the current policy, ‘no-objection’ is not required from all owners of the property.

It is further submitted by counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent/ MCD that the petitioner can apply for sanction of building plans online. In the event there is any difficulty, the petitioner may approach the Zonal Office or to the Headquarters, where there are help desks in place for the said purpose.

The present petition along with all pending application(s) stands disposed of, while giving liberty to the petitioner to apply for the sanction plan in the manner as noted above.

Needless to state that the application for sanction plan shall be considered by the respondent/MCD in accordance with law.

AMIT BANSAL, J

FEBRUARY 20, 2026

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W.P.(C) 2422/2026

This is a digitally signed order.

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 24/02/2026 at 12:35:23