ATEEB RAZA & ORS. vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI

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$~49 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 08th December, 2025 + W.P.(C) 18639/2025 & CM APPLs. 77519-77520/2025 ATEEB RAZA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Sanjay Ghose, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Imran Khan, Ms. Tanya Agarwal, Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav, Mr. Sameer and Mr. Rohan, Advocates Mob: 9205868644 Email: [email protected], [email protected] versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ashutosh Gupta, Advocate for MCD (through VC) CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J. (ORAL): 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking directions to the respondent and its officials not to take any coercive action of demolition against the property of the petitioners bearing No. 3023-3026, Charkhewalan, Ballimaran, Hauz Qazi, Delhi-110006, without following the due process of law and granting the opportunity of hearing to the petitioners. 2. Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are the joint owners, and are in possession of the property in question. The petitioner nos. 1 and 2 jointly purchased 25% of the undivided share, out of total area measuring about 120 sq. yds. of the subject property on 28th March, 2025, by way of a registered sale deed. 3. On the same date, the remaining 75% undivided share of the property Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Page 1 of 4 By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:08.12.2025 18:56:22 in question was also sold to one Mr. Abhay Singh Yadav. Subsequently, on 04th November, 2025, petitioner nos. 3 to 6 purchased the aforesaid 75% undivided share from Mr. Abhay Singh Yadav by way of four separate sale deeds each in respect of 18.75% undivided share of the property in question. 4. It is submitted that the petitioners have now come