MEHRUDDIN ANSARI & ORS. vs DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY & ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on : 29th January, 2025 Judgment pronounced on: 3rd February, 2025 + W.P.(C) 15746/2023, CM APPL. 63270/2023 & CM APPL. 63271/2023 MEHRUDDIN ANSARI & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Samrat Nigam, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Archit Arora, Adv. versus DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Prabhsahay Kaur, SC with Ms. Deeksha L Kakar, Ms. Kavya Shukla, Mr. Bir Inder Singh Gurm & Mr. Rashneet Singh, Advs. with Mr. Pankaj Gunawat, CDD, Horticulture. Ms. Manika Tripathy, SC with Mr. Sanjay Singh & Mr. Gautam Yadav, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DHARMESH SHARMA JUDGMENT 1. The eight petitioners in the instant matter seek to invoke the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India,1950, seeking the following reliefs: - “(i) Issue a writ of mandamus and certiorari and quash and set aside the impugned Notice dated 27.10.2023 issued by Respondent No.1 and any further order or notice of communication issued by Respondent No 1 and 2 and further declare that the said action of the Respondent No. 1 was illegal, arbitrary and un-constitutional. Signature Not Verified W.P. (C) 15746/2023 Digitally Signed By:PRAMOD Page 1 of 15 KUMAR VATS Signing Date:03.02.2025 16:32:20 (ii) The Respondent No 2 through Respondent No. 1 may be restrained from taking possession of the demolished structure and/or any article lying thereon and putting any fence or demarcating the said demolished properties and area, in any manner, whatsoever. (iii) The Respondent No. land 2 may be restrained from creating any hindrance in protecting the said properties/articles by the Petitioners and take further steps from constructing the said demolished properties, as per law.” 2. Briefly stated,