Raj Banti & Anr. v. Bses Rajdhani Power Limited & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court writ petition W.P.(C) 4579/2026, decided 15.04.2026 by Justice Amit Bansal. Petitioners Raj Banti & Anr. sought restraining of BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL, R-1) from installing a transformer in a public park at M-Block, Prem Nagar, Uttam Nagar, New Delhi ('Subject Park') and directions to identify an alternative site. Held premature: BRPL had sought but not yet received MCD approval. Petition disposed of; liberty to petitioner to represent grievance to MCD and to invoke appropriate remedy if permission granted. Respondents/counsel: MCD (Shilpa Ohri, ASC), DDA (Manika Tripathy, SC), R-4 (Nitin Kumar). No statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to file a representation with the MCD regarding its grievance, and liberty to invoke appropriate remedy in the event MCD grants permission to respondent no.1 to install the transformer in the Subject Park.