HARI DAS AND OTHERS vs DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Delivered on:01.08.2025 W.P.(C) 8380/2024 & CM APPL. 34514/2024 HARI DAS AND OTHERS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Umesh Kumar, Advocate. versus DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND OTHERS .....Respondents Through: Ms. Kritika Gupta and Ms. Vidushi Singhania, Advs. for DDA. Mr. Raghavendra Upadhyay, Panel Counsel with Ms. Purnima Jain and Ms. Chandra Kishore Yadav, Advs. for R-2 and R-3 and also Mr. Anuj Chaturvedi, Advocate for R2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN JUDGMENT VIKAS MAHAJAN, J (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed by nine petitioners seeking following reliefs: “a) Issue a writ, order, or direction in nature of mandamus staying the actions of the Respondents of demolishing the jhuggis of the Petitioners and forcefully evicting them from their dwelling units; b) Issue a writ, order, or direction to quash and set aside the order dated 24.08.2023, 15.09.2023, 25.09.2023, 18.09.2023, 23.02.2023 30.08.2023, 30.08.2023, 07.08.2023 of Appellant Authority and 04.07.2023 of Competent Authority of DDA. c) Issue a writ, order, or direction to set aside the undated demolition notice issued by the Respondent DDA on 02.07.