DARSHANA SACHDEVA vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI

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$~64 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 12th September, 2025 + W.P.(C) 14118/2025 & CM APPL. 57979/2025, CM APPL. 57980/2025 DARSHANA SACHDEVA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. S.R. Mehta, Mr. Vikram Saini, Advocates versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Karan Kapur, Additional Standing Counsel for MCD with Mr. Harsh Chugh, Mr. Manav Mor, Advocates with Mr. Pawan Meena, AE-MCD in person (M:9654839383) CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J (ORAL): 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking direction for quashing the sealing order dated 24th March, 2025. 2. It is submitted that the petitioner is the owner of Basement and Second Floor of BP-13, Main Road, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi. 3. A Show Cause Notice dated 30th January, 2025, was issued by the Deputy Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (“MCD”), Karol Bagh Zone, against the said property. 4. It is submitted that on 11th February, 2025, the petitioner filed a representation to the respondent-MCD requesting to grant a personal appearance. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARIOM SHARMA W.P.(C) 14118/2025 Page 1 of 4 Signing Date:13.09.2025 17:15:14 5. It is submitted that on 23rd May, 2025, the petitioner made a second representation to the respondent-MCD requesting to grant a personal appearance. Upon getting no response from the respondent-MCD, on 30th May, 2025, petitioner met the Deputy Commissioner, MCD, Karol Bagh Zone, personally. 6. It is submitted that on 24th March, 2025, a Sealing Order was passed without giving an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. The petitioner was neither served with, nor any communication was made, to the petitioner regarding the said Sealing Order. 7. It is submitted that petit