V K MEHTA vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI

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$~63 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 12th September, 2025 + W.P.(C) 14117/2025 & CM APPL. 57977/2025, CM APPL. 57978/2025 V K MEHTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. S.R. Mehta, Mr. Vikram Saini, Advocates versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Kunal Rawat, Advocate for MCD (M:9312012009) 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 Third Floor upto sky 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. 5. It is submitted that on 23rd May, 2025, the petitioner made a second representation to the respondent-MCD requesting to grant a personal Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 14117/2025 Page 1 of 4 By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:13.09.2025 17:15:14 appearance. Upon getting no response from the respondent-MCD, on 30th May, 2025 petitioner met personally with the Deputy Commissioner, MCD, Karol Bagh Zone and handed over reply dated 29th May, 2025. 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 petitioner received a Hearing Notice dated 11th June, 2025 issued by the Asstt.