DR SANJAY WADHAWAN vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS

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$~74 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 22nd April, 2025 + W.P.(C) 5114/2025 & CM APPL. 23370/2025 DR SANJAY WADHAWAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Harinder Kumar Bakshi, Advocate (M:9811598787) versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sunil Goyal, ASC with Mr. Nitin Kala, Mr. Rachit Gupta and Mr. Ankit Chauhan, Advocates for R-1/2 MCD (M:9811056767) Mr. Madhu Sudan Bhayana, Advocate for R-3 (M:9891617861) CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J (ORAL) 1. The present writ petition has been filed with prayer for release of the vehicle bearing no. DL-9CT-2534 to the petitioner, having been seized by the respondent/Municipal Corporation of Delhi (“MCD”). 2. It is submitted that the petitioner is the owner of the Chevrolet car numbered as aforesaid, which has completed 15 years of life. The petitioner was not using the car and had kept it parked in front of his clinic, as the petitioner inadvertently could not get the No Objection Certificate, for selling the car outside Delhi. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 5114/2025 Page 1 of 5 By:AMAN UNIYAL Signing Date:23.04.2025 10:09:38 3. It is submitted that the car of the petitioner is in an extremely good condition and has run less than 50,000 km. 4. It is submitted that on 26th March, 2025, when the car of the petitioner was parked outside his clinic, the same was seized by the MCD, on the ground that it had completed 15 years of life. It is submitted that the car of the petitioner is now in possession of Nirvana Scrappers, i.e., respondent no. 3 herein. 5. It is submitted that despite the petitioner having approached the respondents, the car of the petitioner has not been released. Thus, the present writ petition has been filed. 6.