AMRAWATI BHARADWAJ & ORS. vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS.

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$~85 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 01st September, 2025 + W.P.(C) 13388/2025, CM APPL. 54863/2025 & CM APPL. 54864/2025 AMRAWATI BHARADWAJ & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Mausumi Mishra and Mr. Danish Saifi, Advs. for petitioner no. 1 to 3. Mob: 9910360963 Email: [email protected] versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Vinod Kumar Khanna, Adv. for R-MCD Mob: 9891081919 Email: [email protected] Mr. Mimansak Bhardwaj, Sr. Panel Counsel for R-3/UOI with Ms. Manisha and Ms. Divya Mishra, Advs. Mob: 8800177082 Email: [email protected] S.I. Lucky Lama, PS Malviya Nagar, Delhi. Mob: 8967991400 CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J (ORAL): 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking directions to restrain the respondent-Municipal Corporation of Delhi (“MCD”) from taking any Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:01.09.2025 21:14:25 coercive action, including, demolition or sealing, against the petitioners’ residential property bearing No. 513B, Chirag Delhi, New Delhi. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have already filed an appeal before the Appellate Tribunal MCD (“ATMCD”), bearing Appeal No. 7641/2023. 3. It is submitted that the petitioners have now received a Vacation Notice dated 01st July, 2025, directing the petitioners to vacate the premises. Although, the petitioners have filed an application for stay before the ATMCD, however, the said stay application on behalf of the petitioners could not be taken up, since currently there is no Presiding Officer in the ATMCD. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners further submits that the petitioners are also in the process o