Chandran v. Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Batch disposal of five DUSIB-related writ petitions and one contempt case before the Delhi High Court (Kaurav, J., 18.03.2026): writ entertainment declined in favour of the Section 45 DUSIB Act 2010 appeal to the Lieutenant Governor; CEO-communicated order construed as a DUSIB decision since the CEO acts under delegated powers; CEO-individual-capacity question remitted to the Appellate Authority; interim directions continue till appeals decided; four-week filing window secured by undertaking against maintainability/limitation objections; DDA-to-DUSIB wording correction in para 7 of the 02.12.2025 order deferred to the Appellate Authority; all rights and contentions left open.
What did the court decide?
All petitions and the contempt case disposed of along with pending applications, with the petitioners directed to the appeal remedy under Section 45 of the Act of 2010 before the Lieutenant Governor; interim directions to remain in force till the appeals are decided; respondents' undertaking not to raise maintainability or limitation objections if the appeal is filed within four weeks; the ‘DDA’/‘DUSIB’ terminology question in paragraph 7 of the order dated 02.12.2025 left to the Appellate Authority; all rights and contentions of the parties left open.