Vandana Bansal v. Municipal Corporation Delhi & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Unauthorised excavation; adjoining/neighbouring property damage; cracks in building foundation; Unified Building Bye-Laws for Delhi, 2016; sanctioned plan; MCD status report; Indemnity Bond; structural safety certificate; supervision certificate; basement construction; C-224 and C-225 Nirman Vihar East Delhi; builder Vikas Gupta; owner Naman Jain; Jay Tee Alloys and Components Ltd.; MCD-empanelled independent Structural Engineer; remedial work; rehabilitation; undertakings recorded; writ petition disposed; Delhi High Court 2026; Amit Bansal, J.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of on the undertakings of respondent no.6/builder (Vikas Gupta) and the owner (Naman Jain): no basement construction at the subject property; remedial work to be carried out; damage already caused to the petitioner's property to be remedied; no damage to be caused by future construction; repair/rehabilitation measures to be recommended in a time-bound manner by an independent MCD-empanelled Structural Engineer engaged by respondent no.6/builder and the owner.