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Dev Surya Malik v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.

Delhi HC21 Apr 2026W.P.(C)/4379/2026

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What is this about?

Unauthorized gym in residential property; direction sought against Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD); show cause notice dated 2nd April 2026; reply dated 13th April 2026 found unsatisfactory; closure notice in process; Bhagwati Garden Extension, Uttam Nagar, Village Nawada, West Delhi-110059; petitioner Dev Surya Malik; counsel Parminder Singh (Standing Counsel for R-1 & R-2); Delhi High Court; Amit Bansal, J.; W.P.(C) 4379/2026 & CM APPL. 21385/2026; petition disposed of with liberty to pursue remedies; private respondents' rights kept open.

What did the court decide?

Petition disposed of in light of MCD's submissions; liberty granted to the petitioner to take appropriate remedies as per law in the event of further grievance; all rights, contentions and legal remedies of the private respondents kept open. ¶19

Dev Surya Malik Vs Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether a direction should be issued to respondent-MCD to take action against the unauthorized gym being operated by respondent no.3 at the petitioner's residential property bearing Plot No. 4/2, Khasra No. 11/10, Village Nawada, Bhagwati Garden Extension, Uttam Nagar, West Delhi-110059.

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Court's answer

Taking into account the submissions on record (show cause notice issued, unsatisfactory reply received, closure notice in process), the Court disposed of the writ petition without passing a further mandatory direction.

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Ratio / Principle

Liberty is given to the petitioner to take appropriate remedies as per law in the event of further grievance.

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Key takeaways

All rights, contentions and legal remedies of the private respondents are kept open.ratio¶21

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Delhi (Amit Bansal, J.) disposed of a writ petition seeking a direction to respondent-MCD to take action against an unauthorized gym being operated by respondent no.3 at the petitioner's residential property (Plot No. 4/2, Khasra No. 11/10, Village Nawada, Bhagwati Garden Extension, Uttam Nagar, West Delhi-110059). Counsel for MCD submitted that a show cause notice had been issued to the owner of the gym on 2nd April, 2026, a reply was received on 13th April, 2026, and the reply having been found unsatisfactory, MCD was in the process of issuing a closure notice. Taking these submissions on record, the Court disposed of the petition, granted the petitioner liberty to take appropriate remedies as per law in the event of further grievance, and kept all rights, contentions and legal remedies of the private respondents open. No statute or precedent was cited and no quantum was involved.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 4379/2026 & CM APPL. 21385/2026

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DEV SURYA MALIK .....Petitioner

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Through:

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versus

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MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Parminder Singh, Standing Counsel for R-1 & R-2.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL

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O R D E R

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% 21.04.2026

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The present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to respondent-MCD, to take action against the unauthorized gym being operated by respondent no.3 at the petitioner’s residential property bearing no. Plot No. 4/2, situated in Khasra No. 11/10, Village Nawada, Colony known as Bhagwati Garden Extension, Uttam Nagar, West Delhi–110059 .

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Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent-MCD on advance notice, submits that a show cause notice has been issued to the owner of the gym on 2^nd April, 2026.

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A reply has been received thereto on 13^th April, 2026.

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Counsel appearing on behalf of respondent-MCD submits that reply has not been found to be satisfactory and hence, respondent-MCD is in the process of issuing a closure notice.

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Taking into account the aforesaid submissions on record, the present

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W.P.(C) 4379/2026

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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 23/04/2026 at 13:03:21

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writ petition stands disposed of.

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Liberty is given to the petitioner to take appropriate remedies as per law in the event the petitioner has further grievance.

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All rights, contentions and legal remedies of the private respondents are kept open.

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AMIT BANSAL, J

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APRIL 21, 2026 at

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W.P.(C) 4379/2026

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Dev Surya Malik v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.

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