SH. BHARAT BHUSHAN CHUGH vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI

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$~71 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 15th October, 2025 + W.P.(C) 15829/2025 & CM APPL. 64802/2025 SH. BHARAT BHUSHAN CHUGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shubham Gupta, Adv. (Through VC) versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Hemant Singh, Ms. Urvashi Jain, Mr. Aman Bidhuri and Mr. Attrey Gupta, Advs. for MCD CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J (ORAL): 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking directions to the respondent to not take any coercive steps in respect of the property bearing Flot No. B-101, 10th Floor, The Vijay CGHS Ltd., Plot No. 17, Sector-18A, Dwarka, New Delhi-110078, in pursuance to the Demolition Order dated 18th August, 2025, passed by the respondent-Municipal Corporation of Delhi (“MCD”). 2. After some arguments, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the present petition had been filed since there was no Presiding Officer before the Appellate Tribunal MCD (“ATMCD”), where an appeal has been filed by the petitioner herein. However, the new Presiding Officer has already resumed charge in the ATMCD. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:16.10.2025 10:04:18 3. He, however, submits that since the date before the ATMCD is 11 th November, 2025, limited protection, till the next date, may be granted to the petitioner, since when the appeal of the petitioner was listed before the ATMCD on 26th September, 2025, the same could not be heard on account of the fact that there was no Presiding Officer in the ATMCD at that point of time. 4. Issue notice. Notice is accepted by learned counsel appearing for the MCD, who submits that the Demolition Order has been passed by the MCD after following the due process of law. 5. He c