Jan Seva Welfare Society v. Government of NCT of Delhi and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Jan Seva Welfare Society (Regd.) v. Government of NCT of Delhi and Ors, W.P.(C) 5741/2026, Delhi High Court, Amit Bansal, J., decided 28.04.2026. Registered society's writ petition regarding alleged road encroachment dismissed at the threshold for want of locus standi; petition instituted by President and members personally as local residents and frequent commuters, not as a Public Interest Litigation. Keywords: locus standi, writ petition, public interest litigation, PIL, encroachment, society, maintainability, dismissal.
What did the court decide?
The petition was instituted by the President and a few members of the society in their capacity as local residents and frequent commuters on the road where the alleged encroachment exists, and was not filed in the nature of a Public Interest Litigation. ¶19