MANISH KUMAR AGGARWAL AND ANR vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI

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$~54 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 12th September, 2025 + W.P.(C) 14062/2025 & CM APPL. 57693/2025 MANISH KUMAR AGGARWAL AND ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Parul Agarwal, Adv. (Through VC) Mob: 9873416566 Email: [email protected] versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Jagrati Singh SC for R-MCD with Mr. Rajpal, Mr. Surender Kumar, Mr. Sanjay and Ms. Mamta Saha, Advs. Mob: 9250208553 CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J (ORAL): 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking directions to the respondent-Municipal Corporation of Delhi (“MCD”) not to execute the Demolition Order dated 18th August, 2025. 2. It is submitted that the petitioners reside at the property bearing Flat No. 101, Block-A, Ninth Floor, Vijay Co-Operative Group Housing Society Ltd., Plot No.17, Sector-18-A, Dwarka, New Delhi-110075, against which the impugned Demolition Order has been issued. 3. It is further submitted that the petitioners, i.e., Sh. Manish Kumar Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARIOM SHARMA W.P.(C) 14062/2025 Page 1 of 5 Signing Date:13.09.2025 13:31:43 Aggarwal and Sh. Anil Kumar Aggarwal, had jointly purchased the property in question from its previous owner, i.e., Smt. Rita Kapoor, by way of a registered Sale Deed dated 14th February, 2014, and since then, the petitioners are the lawful owners and in possession of the property in question. 4. It is further submitted that the Show Cause Notice dated 29 th July, 2025, was not served to the petitioners and it was only on 19th August, 2025, that the guard of the society, where the property in question is situated, handed over the said Show Cause Notice to the petitioners. 5. It is submitted that the said Show Cause Notice is not