Rajiv Dewan v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, single Judge (Amit Bansal, J.), order dated 15.05.2026 in W.P.(C) 6732/2026 dismissing Rajiv Dewan's petition against MCD & Ors. over alleged market encroachments. Key elements: petitioner's locus standi challenged (resides in FP Block, 2 kms from subject area); no photographs of encroachment filed by petitioner; MCD claimed strict compliance with directions issued on 1st October, 2024 in W.P.(C) 1517/2018 (Pitam Pura Development Monitoring Society v. North Delhi Municipal Corporation and Ors.) to remove encroachments and prevent reappearance; no unauthorized encroachment found; petition dismissed as not entertained. Relevant searches: encroachment removal MCD, locus standi writ petition, municipal market encroachment Delhi, compliance with earlier mandamus order.
What did the court decide?
The Court noted that the petitioner had not filed any photographs to show any encroachment in the said area, i.e., no evidentiary material demonstrating the alleged encroachment was placed before the Court.