SH. KULDEEP SINGH vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS

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$~78 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 16th October, 2025 + W.P.(C) 8103/2025, CM APPL. 65683/2025, CM APPL. 65684/2025 & CM APPL. 65692/2025 SH. KULDEEP SINGH .....Petitioner Through: None. versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Prashant Varma, SCGC, UOI with Ms. Richu, Advocate for R-2/DP Mob: 9818076828 Email: [email protected] Mr. Arjun Mahajan, SC for DDA with Mr. Apoorv Upmanyu and Mr. Harsh Vashisht, Advocates Mr. Vanshul Pali, Panel Counsel for MCD with Ms. Ayushika Mishra, Advocates Mob: 9711552649 Email: [email protected] Mr. Umesh, Ms. Sunita Yadav and Ms. Kirti, Advocates for R-4 along with respondent no. 4 CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J. (ORAL): CM APPL. 65683/2025 & CM APPL. 65684/2025 1. The present applications have been filed on behalf of respondent no. 4 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARIOM SHARMA Page 1 of 3 Signing Date:17.10.2025 20:32:52 for early hearing of the present petition, as well as seeking stay on the operation of the Vacation Notice dated 06th October, 2025, and the Demolition Orders, passed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (“MCD”), in respect of the property of the petitioner, i.e., House No. B-71/182, Near Badi Chaupal Chowk, Mahipalpur, New Delhi-110037. 2. Learned counsel appearing for respondent no. 4 submits that the action of the MCD in passing Demolition Order and subsequent Vacation Notice, has been taken without issuance of any prior notice or affording any opportunity of hearing to the respondent no. 4, which is contrary to the Principles of Natural Justice. 3. It is submitted that the property is an old construction and that the respondent no. 4 was not carrying out any fresh construction in the propert