SEEMA RANI & ORS. vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI

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$~71 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 30th July, 2025 + W.P.(C) 11199/2025 & CM APPL. 46017/2025 SEEMA RANI & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Abhishek Aggarwal, Mr. Vipin Garg and Mr. Manu Singh, Advs. versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Harita Mehta, Adv. for MCD (Through VC) CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J (ORAL): 1. By way of the present writ petition the petitioners are aggrieved by sealing of their shops vide Sealing Order dated 12th May, 2022. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that earlier also De-sealing Order dated 08th December, 2022 was passed, wherein, the petitioners were allowed to rectify the booked portion. He further submits that however, due to the subsisting seal of the Delhi Excise Department for recovery proceedings against tenant of the petitioners, the de-sealing could not take place and the petitioners were unable to carry out the requisite work, in terms of the liberty granted by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (“MCD”). Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 11199/2025 Page 1 of 4 By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:31.07.2025 09:03:41 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the Delhi Excise Department has finally de-sealed the property in September, 2024 and property has been handed over by the Excise Department to the petitioners. However, the petitioners continue to be deprived of their shops and livelihood, as their application for temporary de-sealing and rectification of the booked portion in the premises in question, has not been allowed by the MCD. Thus, the present writ petition has been filed. 4. Issue notice. Notice is accepted by learned counsel appearing for the MCD. 5. Learned counsel appearin