RAJBIR SINGH vs DELHI CANTONMENT BOARD

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$~52 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 04.11.2025 + W.P.(C) 16736/2025 & CM APPL. 68736/2025, CM APPL. 68737/2025 RAJBIR SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajan Malhotra, Mr. Vimal Rajj, Advocates (M:9990666940) versus DELHI CANTONMENT BOARD .....Respondent Through: Mr. Tarveen Singh Nanda, Mr. Ankur Mishra, Mr. Gurpreet Singh and Mr. Nitish Dham, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J. (ORAL): 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking directions for setting aside the Demolition Notice dated 15th October, 2025. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is aggrieved by the impugned order dated 27 th August, 2025, issued by the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command, Chandimandir in Appeal No. 04 of 2024 and Demolition Notice dated 15th October, 2025 issued under Section 320 of the Cantonments Act, 2006. 3. It is submitted that the petitioner has been in possession of property bearing No. V-15, Village Old Nangal, Delhi Cantonment-110010, for the last 40 years and the same is used for residential purposes. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondent-Delhi Cantonment Board (“DCB”) had earlier issued a notice dated 16th Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:05.11.2025 15:05:10 September, 2002 under Section 185(1) of the Cantonments Act, 1924, which was never received by the petitioner. The same was challenged by the petitioner by filing a statutory appeal under Section 340 of the Cantonments Act, 2006. 5. It is submitted that by the impugned Order dated 27th August, 2025, the appeal of the petitioner has been dismissed and subsequently, Demolition Notice dated 15th October, 2025 has been issued, against which the pr