Shweta Sawhney Vs Municipal Corporation of Delhi — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Shweta Sawhney Vs Municipal Corporation of Delhi — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Writ petition disposed of: petitioner directed to appear for the personal hearing before the respondent/MCD on 28.04.2026 at 2:30 PM, which hearing MCD shall grant and on which the amount of conversion charges shall be duly communicated; without prejudice to rights and contentions, petitioner directed to deposit the Demand Draft of Rs. 18,50,030/- with MCD, which shall accept it; all rights, contentions and legal remedies kept open; pending application (CM APPL. 27106/2026) disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent/MCD should accept the petitioner's Demand Draft of Rs. 18,50,030/- towards conversion charges due to the petitioner. +1 more

Court's answer

The writ petition was disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to appear for the personal hearing on 28 April 2026 at 2:30 PM; the respondent/MCD shall grant the hearing on the said date and time, and the amount of conversion charges shall be duly communicated to the petitioner.

Ratio / Principle

Without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the parties, the petitioner was directed to deposit the Demand Draft of Rs. 18,50,030/- with the respondent/MCD, and the respondent/MCD shall accept the same.

Key takeaways

All rights, contentions and legal remedies of the parties were expressly kept open, i.e., nothing in the order was intended as a final adjudication.ratio¶¶21
The pending application (CM APPL. 27106/2026) was also disposed of alongside the main petition.ratio¶¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Amit Bansal, J.), order dated 24.04.2026 in W.P.(C) 5549/2026 with CM APPL. 27106/2026 (Shweta Sawhney v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi): The petitioner sought a direction to the MCD to accept her Demand Draft of Rs. 18,50,030/- towards conversion charges. MCD submitted that, following its show cause notice dated 6th March 2026, the petitioner had filed a reply and a hearing was scheduled for 28th April 2026 at 2:30 PM. The Court disposed of the petition, directing the petitioner to appear at that hearing; MCD was to grant the hearing on the said date and time and duly communicate the amount of conversion charges. Without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the parties, the petitioner was directed to deposit the Demand Draft with MCD, which was to accept it. All rights, contentions and legal remedies of the parties were kept open, and the pending application stood disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- W.P.(C) 5549/2026 with CM APPL. 27106/2026

SHWETA SAWHNEY .....Petitioner

Through: Mr. Rishi Manchanda & Mr. Naveen Grover, Advocates.

versus

MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Akhil Mittal, Standing Counsel for MCD with Ms. Riddhi Jain, Ms. Shayna Das Pattanayak, Advocates for MCD.

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL

O R D E R

% 24.04.2026

The present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent/MCD to accept the Demand Draft of Rs. 18,50,030/- towards conversion charges due to the petitioner.

Mr. Manchanda, counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, submits that the aforesaid amount has been communicated to the petitioner by the officials of the respondent/MCD.

Mr. Mittal, counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent/MCD, submits that pursuant to the show cause notice dated 6^th March 2026, a reply has been filed by the petitioner and a hearing has been scheduled for 28^th April 2026 at 2:30 PM.

In view thereof, the present writ petition is disposed of, while directing the petitioner to appear for the personal hearing on the aforesaid

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W.P.(C) 5549/2026

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 27/04/2026 at 14:00:52

date and time.

The hearing shall be granted by the respondent/MCD to the petitioner on the said date and the amount of conversion charges shall be duly communicated.

Without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the parties, the petitioner is directed to deposit the aforesaid Demand Draft with the respondent/MCD, who shall accept the same.

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

Pending application stands disposed of.

AMIT BANSAL, J

APRIL 24, 2026

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W.P.(C) 5549/2026

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 27/04/2026 at 14:00:52