AZAD MARKET RWA (REGD) vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS

Judgment text excerpt

$~232 & 234 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + LPA 595/2025 & CM APPL. 59940/2025 (234) + LPA 597/2025 & CM APPL. 60194/2025 AZAD MARKET RWA (REGD) .....Appellant Through: Mr. Harinder Mohan Singh, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Shabana, Advocate versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Ms. Sapna Chauhan, Advocate for DDA. Date of Decision: 22nd September, 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGEMENT TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J : (ORAL) 1. Present Letters Patent Appeals have been filed challenging the order dated 07.08.2025 passed by this Court in W.P.(C) 15795/2023 & W.P.(C) 13856/2024 titled “Azad Market RWA (REGD) Through its General Secretary vs. MCD & Ors.” (hereinafter referred to as “impugned judgement”), whereby the learned Single Judge passed a common judgement imposing a cost of Rs.10,00,000/- on the appellant herein, to be paid through its General Secretary, Mr. Anil Lodhi, for abusing and misusing the process of the Court by filing petitions in relation to unauthorised construction under the guise of social work, while using the particulars of an unregistered NGO Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed LPA 595 & 597 of 2025 Page 1 of 16 By:YASHRAJ Signing Date:24.09.2025 16:05:04 to further their cause, which on the face of the record, are riddled with oblique motives. 2. The underlying petitions were filed by the appellant seeking directions to the respondents to take action against the illegal and unauthorized construction allegedly being carried out in certain shops situated at Roshanara Road and Rani Jhansi Road, Jhandewalan, alongwith action against the misuse of electricity and drinking water. 3. Mr. Harinder Mohan Singh, learned senior counsel appears on behalf of Mr. Anil Lodhi, who cla