DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY vs RAGHAV PASWAN & ANR

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on 16th September, 2025 Pronounced on: 10th November, 2025 + W.P.(CRL) 795/2018 DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY THROUGH SH. KARAMVIR SINGH NARWAL CENTRAL NURSERY, SECTOR-5, DWARKA, NEW DELHI. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anish Dhingra, Advocate. versus 1. RAGHAV PASWAN S/O SH. KHYALI PASWAN, R-29, GALI NO. 80, MAHAVIR ENCLAVE-3, NEW DELHI 2. NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCHEDULED CASTES 5th FLOOR LOKNAYAK BHAWAN KHAN MARKET, NEW DELHI. .....Respondents Through: Mr. T. P. Singh, Sr. Central Govt. Counsel for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Writ Petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as „Cr.P.C.‟) has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner DDA against the Respondents for setting aside Order dated 05.01.2018 passed by Dr. Yogender Paswan, Member, National Commission for Scheduled Caste W.P.(CRL) 795/2018 Page 1 of 11 Signature Not Verified Signed By:VIKAS ARORA Signing Date:10.11.2025 16:10:43 („NCSC‟) under The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act) in Case No.DELHI/290/2017-APCR titled as Raghav Paswan vs. Delhi Development Authority, directing the registration of FIR against the officials of Petitioner DDA and also for restoration of permission to Respondent No.1 Raghav Paswan to squat in Central Market, Sector 6, Dwarka, Delhi. 2. Briefly stated, Petitioner has submitted that in the year 2015 it started taking action for eviction of vendors and hawkers from Central Market, Sector-6, Dwarka. A Writ Petition was filed by the Society representing Respondent No.1 and such other vendors seeking right to vendi