Shri Baljeet Singh Dagar v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court writ petition on correction of date of death in MCD records: date of death of deceased Roshan Lal S/o Bishan Singh changed from 14 January 1985 to 4 January 1985 by MCD in 2018 pursuant to order dated 23 October 2018 in W.P.(C) 11427/2018 (Hem Chand Jain v. Commissioner South MCD and Ors.); petitioner Baljeet Singh Dagar alleged prejudice in a civil suit by respondents 2-6. Held: writ petition is not the route to establish the actual date of death; petitioner must lead relevant evidence; petition disposed of with liberty to take appropriate steps available in law. Keywords: date of death, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, MCD, Roshan Lal, Baljeet Singh Dagar, Hem Chand Jain, civil suit, lead evidence, W.P.(C) 3627/2026, Amit Bansal.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition and pending applications disposed of, with liberty given to the petitioner to take appropriate steps available in law.