PRADEEP SURI & ANR. vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS.

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$~87 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 22nd September, 2025 + W.P.(C) 14644/2025, CM APPL. 60109/2025 & CM APPL. 60110/2025 PRADEEP SURI & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Pramod Tripathi, Mr. Manthan Tripathi, Mr. Vikas Kumar and Mr. Prince Bhardwaj, Advs. versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Vikas Chopra, SC with Mr. Neeraj Kumar, Ms. Anita R. Mishra and Ms. Khushi, Advs. for MCD CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J (ORAL): 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking directions to quash the Vacation Notice dated 16th July, 2025, issued by the respondent no.3 inasmuch as it pertains to the first floor and second floor of property bearing No. D-32 A, Old Gupta Colony, Near Vijay Nagar, GTB Nagar, Delhi- 110009. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have not been supplied with any Demolition Order, and that they have now received, the said Vacation Notice dated 16th July, 2025. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that there is no Presiding Officer in the Appellate Tribunal Municipal Corporation of Delhi (“ATMCD”), therefore, the present petition has been filed. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Page 1 of 3 By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:22.09.2025 20:41:45 4. Issue notice. Notice is accepted by learned counsel appearing for the respondents MCD. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the MCD submits that in the present case a Show Cause Notice dated 01st December, 2022, was issued, pursuant to which, a reply was also received from the petitioners on 26th December, 2022. He submits that a personal hearing was also granted and thereafter, a Demolition Order dated 09th January, 2023 was issued. 6. Thus, he submits that