KRISHAN KUMAR & ORS. vs DELHI JAL BOARD & ORS.

$~1 (SDB) * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 8489/2024 & CM APPLs.34941/2024, 63347/2024 & 12263/2025 Date of decision: 22nd May, 2025 KRISHAN KUMAR & ORS .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Adyasha Nanda, Advocates. (M:9668635939) versus DELHI JAL BOARD & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raghvendra Upadhyay, Ms. Purnima Jain and Mr. Vaibhav Tripathi, Advs. for R-2 to 4 Mr. Mukesh Meena (Chief Engineer PWD), Mr. Bichittar Singh (EE PWD), Mr. Kuldeep Kumar Singh, Project In-charge (Kaluwala Construction Pvt. Ltd.) (M:9818720615) Mr. Hilal Haider & Ms. Neha Tiwari, Advs. with Mr. Deepak Kumar, AE(CC), DJB CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present writ petition relates to flooding, water logging and drainage issues in the Mundka village area on account of torrential rains. On behalf of Respondents No.2 – 4, on 6th December, 2024, it was submitted that the solution in the flooding and water logging in the Mundka area would be to 3. On the previous hearing i.e., 21st January, 2025 upon querying as to the progress of the construction of drains, the Court was