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Dashmesh Education Society Regd v. State of NCT of Delhi and Anr.

Delhi HC12 Feb 2026W.P.(C)/2442/2024

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Dashmesh Education Society Regd v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.; Delhi High Court; W.P.(C) 2442/2024; Article 226; writ of mandamus; DDA land allotment; representation dated 10.02.2024 to Vice-Chairman DDA; Dashmesh Public School; minority status institution; Vivek Vihar; Gurudwara Shri Guru Singh Sabha; allotment at current market price or lease; dispose representation within 8 weeks; personal hearing to petitioner's representative; Jasmeet Singh, J.; order dated 12.02.2026.

What did the court decide?

Petition allowed and disposed of with pending applications: respondent No.2/DDA directed to dispose of the petitioner's representation dated 10.02.2024 expeditiously and not later than 8 weeks, after giving a personal hearing to the petitioner's representative. ¶28

Dashmesh Education Society Regd Vs State of NCT of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

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$~38

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 2442/2024, CM APPL. 10017/2024

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DASHMESH EDUCATION SOCIETY REGD .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Himanshu Tyagi and Ms Bhavya Gaba Advs.

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versus

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STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents

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Through: Ms. Vaishali Gupta (Panel Counsel GNCTD), Mr. Kartik Sharma advocates for R-1 Ms. Vrinda Kapoor, Ms. Saumya Soni, Mr. Vishal Vaid (Advocates) for DDA

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH

O R D E R

12.02.2026

This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayer(s):-

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“a) Issue a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ/order in the nature of a writ of Mandamus for directing the respondent No. 2 to decide the representation dated 10.02.2024 which is in continuation to the previous representations. … ”

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The brief facts are that the petitioner society is running a school namely, Dashmesh Public School, which is a minority status institution. 3. The petitioner society, post 1984 riots, started school on the vacant

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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 17/02/2026 at 12:58:36

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land situated adjacent to the Gurudwara Shri Guru Singh Sabha, C-Block, Vivek Vihar, Phase I, Delhi.

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The petitioner made continuous representations to the Delhi Development Authority (“ DDA ”), for allotment of the said land.

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The petitioner also moved representation dated 10.02.2024 before the Vice-Chairman of DDA requesting for the allotment of the said land.

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The DDA has not decided the petitioner’s representation.

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Hence, the present petition.

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Ms. Gaba, learned counsel for the petitioner, states that the representation of the petitioner dated 10.02.2024 has not been considered, despite best efforts.

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The petitioner by virtue of the said representation is seeking formal allotment of the said land from respondent No. 2/DDA at current market price or on lease for running the school.

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The petitioner is a minority school having strength of approximately 1000 students.

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For the said reasons, the petition is allowed and the respondent No.2/ DDA shall dispose of the representation dated 10.02.2024 of the petitioner expeditiously and not later than 8 weeks from today.

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Before deciding the representation, the respondent No.2/ DDA shall also give a personal hearing to the representative of the petitioner.

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The petition is disposed of in aforesaid terms, along with pending applications, if any.

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JASMEET SINGH, J

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FEBRUARY 12, 2026/DM

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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 17/02/2026 at 12:58:36

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