LAXMI NARAIN YADAV vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI

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$~11 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 27.08.2025 + W.P.(C) 12791/2025 LAXMI NARAIN YADAV .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Parul Agarwal, Adv. Mob: 9873416566 Email: [email protected] versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Payal, Adv. for R-MCD (Through VC) Mob: 9996414890 CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J: (ORAL) 1. The present writ petition has been filed praying for directions to the respondent-Municipal Corporation of Delhi (“MCD”), not to execute the Demolition Orders dated 23rd December, 2024 and 19th May, 2025, and the Sealing Order dated 28th January, 2025. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that the Demolition Order dated 19 th May, 2025, has already been challenged by the petitioner before the Appellate Tribunal MCD (“ATMCD”). Since, there is no Presiding Officer in the ATMCD, the present writ petition has been filed for limited protection to the petitioner, till the hearing is conducted by the ATMCD. 3. When the matter was listed for hearing on 22nd August, 2025, the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:29.08.2025 20:30:15 following directions came to be passed: “xxx xxx xxx 3. Per contra, learned counsel appearing for the MCD submits that in the present case two demolition orders have been passed. She draws the attention of this Court to the first demolition order dated 23rd December, 2024, wherein, the demolition order was passed with respect to the stilt and ground floor of the property, and with respect to raising of columns on the first floor. 4. She submits that against the said demolition order dated 23rd December, 2024, an appeal has already been filed by the petitioner herein in the month of January/February 2025. She submits that no st