Smt. Vijay Laxmi Sharma v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(C) 4436/2026, High Court of Delhi, decided 28.04.2026 by Amit Bansal J. Petitioner Smt. Vijay Laxmi Sharma v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors. Subject: unauthorised construction/encroachment on public road and footpath at 155 and 135 Sarai Jullena, New Friends Colony, New Delhi; petitioner owns 153 G/F Sarai Julaina. Complaints to MCD and SHO PS New Friends Colony drew no action. MCD counsel Shivam Sachdeva produced photographs of 02.04.2026 and 06.04.2026 showing no current encroachment; grievance redressed; petition disposed of with liberty to seek remedies; private respondent no.3's rights kept open. Keywords: demolition, encroachment, footpath, unauthorised construction, MCD, disposed of, liberty. No statutes or precedents cited; no monetary amounts.
What did the court decide?
No demolition direction issued; petitioner's grievance held redressed in view of photographs showing no current encroachment; petition disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to take appropriate remedies in accordance with law; rights, contentions and legal remedies of the owner/occupier/private respondent kept open.