MAHARANI BAGH CO-OPERATIVE HOUSE BUILDING AND WELFARE SOCIETY LTD., & ANR. vs UNION OF INDIA& ORS.

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$~1 (SDB) * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 19th August, 2025 + W.P.(C) 13190/2024 & CM APPLs. 22480/2025, 22481/2025 & 22482/2025, 45268/2025 MAHARANI BAGH CO-OPERATIVE HOUSE BUILDING AND WELFARE SOCIETY LTD., & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. A.N. Haksar, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Udayan Jain, Mr. Ranjan Mishra, Mr. Harsh Jaiswal and Ms. Geetika Vayas, Advs. (M:8858974684) versus UNION OF INDIA& ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Prabhsahay Kaur (Standing Counsel DDA), Ms. Deeksha L. Kakar (Panel Lawyer, DDA), Mr. Aditya Verma, Adv., Ms. Kavya Shukla, Adv., Mr. Rashneet Singh, Adv. Ms. Sana Pareevn, Adv. Officers Present: Gaurav Meena (AE). for DDA. Mr. Tushar Sannu, SC with Mr. Shivam, Adv. for MCD with Mr. B.K. Shah, EE, MCD. Mr. Amit Gupta, Mr. Vidur Dwivedi, Mr. Atik Gill & Mr. Varun Singh Rawal, Advs. for Union of India. Mr. Ripudaman Bhardwaj, CGSC with Mr. Kushagra Kumar & Mr. Amit Kumar Rana, Advs. (M: 8178303621) Mr. Gautam Dhamija, Adv. for R-5. (M: 9899809187) Mr. Dhruv Rohatgi, Ms. Chandrika Sachdev and Mr. Dhruv Kumar, Advs. for GNCTD with Mr. Ratnaker Pandey, AE. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 13190/2024 Page 1 of 11 By:RAHUL Signing Date:22.08.2025 16:39:27 CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. Vide Order dated 28th July, 2025, this Court directed the Public Works Department (hereinafter, ‘PWD’), Municipal Corporation of Delhi (hereinafter, ‘MCD’) and the residents of the Maharani Bagh to hold a meeting on 2nd August, 2025. A joint inspection of the bell mouths was also directed vide the said order. Pursuant to the same, Mr. Rohatgi, ld. counsel, on behalf of both, MCD and PWD was directed to file a joint