UMESH YADAV vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI THROUGH ITS COMMSSIONER

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$~83 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 15th October, 2025 + W.P.(C) 15881/2025 UMESH YADAV .....Petitioner Through: Mr. K. C. Mittal, Mr. Yugansh Mittal and Mr. Keshav Poonia, Advs. versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI THROUGH ITS COMMSSIONER .....Respondent Through: Mr. Siddharth Gupta, SC 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 for de-sealing of the property bearing Shop No. 2, Rao Heera Singh Market, Naharpur Village, Rohini Sector-7, Delhi-110085. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner seeks de-sealing of the said shop, since the same is lying sealed, in pursuance of the order dated 04th October, 2018, passed by the National Green Tribunal (“NGT”) in O.A. No. 435/2016, titled as “N S Yadav & Ors. Versus Commissioner, North MCD & Ors.”. 3. It is submitted that the order passed by the NGT was with regard to stopping the activities of servicing, repairing, denting, painting and junk dealing, etc. being carried out by various unauthorized car-shops in the area in question. 4. However, it is submitted that as far as the petitioner is concerned, the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Page 1 of 4 By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:17.10.2025 20:51:41 petitioner was only carrying out sale and storage of car accessories which is not a polluting activity. Thus, it is submitted that despite the aforesaid, the respondent authorities sealed the premises of the petitioner, purportedly in compliance of the NGT order dated 14th October, 2018. 5. It is further submitted that the case of the petitioner is covered by a similar writ petition, i.e., W.P.(C) 8818/2023, titled as “Anand Yadav & Anr. Versus M