M/S MAGNA YUMA PRIVATE LIMITED vs GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

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$~20 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 15.09.2025 + W.P.(C) 13593/2025 & CM APPL. 55774/2025 M/S MAGNA YUMA PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Manish Kumar, Mr. B.D. Patel and Mr. Babul Biswas, Advocates Mob: 8130382131 Email: [email protected] versus GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Puneet Yadav, Advocate for Delhi Police Mob: 9999388384 Email: [email protected] Ms. Avni Singh, Panel Counsel GNCTD with Mr. Abhimanyu Kapoor, Advocate CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J (ORAL) 1. The present writ petition has been filed for directions to respondents to allow the petitioner to inspect the batteries, which are lying in the impounding pits, and to cease its destruction and return the Lithium-ion batteries owned by the petitioner. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that they own 20 Lithium-ion batteries, which were given to certain E-rickshaw owners, which E-rickshaws were seized by the respondents, for being unregistered. Further, on account of the seizure, the respondents were to undertake destruction of the said E- Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 13593/2025 Page 1 of 6 By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:18.09.2025 10:05:38 rickshaws, along with the batteries owned by the petitioner. 3. It is also the case of the petitioner that the ownership of the batteries lies with the petitioner, which are duly certified and registered. Therefore, the respondents cannot destroy or seize the same. Furthermore, the petitioner had never received an opportunity to be heard or inspect the batteries of the petitioner, despite repeated requests to the respondents. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner draws the attention of this Court to the judgments dated 12