SH. HUMJEET vs DELHI CANTONMENT BOARD

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$~54 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 14th July, 2025 + W.P.(C) 9771/2025 & CM APPL. 40803/2025, CM APPL. 40804/2025 SH. HUMJEET .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anshuman, Advocate (M:9818571429) versus DELHI CANTONMENT BOARD .....Respondent Through: Mr. Tarveen Singh Nanda, Mr. Ankur Mishra, Mr. Nitish Dham and Mr. Gurpreet Singh, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J (ORAL): 1. The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the impugned Notice dated 10th June, 2025, issued by the respondent, i.e., Delhi Cantonment Board to the petitioner. 2. There is a further prayer for directions to respondent to consider the representation dated 24th June, 2025 of the petitioner, by giving personal hearing to the petitioner, whereby, the petitioner has expressed their willingness for the renewal or execution of fresh lease, on mutually agreeable terms. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AMAN UNIYAL Signing Date:15.07.2025 20:23:21 lawful occupier of the shop bearing no. O-10, admeasuring 11.32 sq. meters situated at Kalpatru Commercial Complex, Survey No. 49/13, Sadar Bazar, Delhi Cantt., Delhi- 110010. 4. It is submitted that originally Mr. Jitender Kukreja entered into a Lease Agreement dated 05th July, 1995, with the respondent-Delhi Cantonment Board, through which leasehold rights in respect of the said unit were granted to her for an initial period of ten years, with an option for renewing, available to the lessee for a total period of upto thirty years. 5. Subsequently, petitioner herein acquired the leasehold rights in respect of the said unit from Mr. Jitender Kukreja and accordingly a fresh Lease Deed dated 04th August, 2005, was