LANCERS CONVENT SR SEC SCHOOL vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 01st December, 2025 W.P.(C) 18082/2025 & CM APPL. 74778/2025 LANCERS CONVENT SR SEC SCHOOL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. R.P. Luthra, Mr. Himanshu Luthra, Mr. A.K. Goswami, Mr. Vikas Singh, Mr. Prashant Giri and Mr. Ravinder Singh, Advs. versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS. ....Respondents Through: Mr. Manu Chaturvedi, SC with Mr. Kshitiz Kishor Rai, Adv. for MCD Mr. Syed Hussain Adil Taqvi, SPC with Ms. Vaishnavi Gaur and Mr. Waseem, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J. (ORAL): 1. The present petition has been filed by a School, i.e., Lancers Convent Sr. Secondary School, seeking protection against the actions of the respondents, including, demolition of a safety gate, installed by the petitioner and a neighbouring society, without any prior notice and without following due process of law. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner- school, caters to over approximately 5000 students, including, minors and it shares a common public lane with a Cooperative Group Housing Society 3. It is submitted that the said lane has for several years been plagued by rampan