Ramesh Chand v. Public Works Department and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Tehbazari; Timarpur; demolition/anti-encroachment drive 05.02.2026; joint removal by PWD, MCD, Task Force, Delhi Police, TPDDL; vends adjacent to drains; blocked manholes; severe water logging; desilting; Drainage Master Plan; ROW maintenance OM 05.02.2026; fabricated tehbazari licences/receipts; unscrupulous MCD officials; connivance; Scrutiny/Inquiry Committee Ward No. 11 Timarpur (AC/CLZ, AO, Accounts Officer, ALO); terms of reference; fact-finding body; Town Vending Committee; Article 226; added term (v) action against erring officials; alternate site allotment; SHO PS Timarpur continuous monitoring; TPDDL electricity disconnection; petitions disposed 13.04.2026; compliance review 22.05.2026; bench: Justice Prathiba M. Singh (author) with Justice Madhu Jain.
What did the court decide?
No immediate restoration of vends. Petitions disposed of with: (i) bar on any Petitioner setting up or re-installing vends in the Timarpur area until the Committee's report; (ii) added Committee term of reference (v) on action against erring officials, report within one month naming erring officials; (iii) continued SHO, PS Timarpur monitoring till further orders; (iv) PWD permitted to complete desilting/drainage works with MCD/DDA cooperation; (v) conditional future consideration of accommodation/alternate-site allotment for Petitioners found to be valid licence holders. Compliance and reports to be reviewed on 22.05.2026.