RAMWATI vs NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND ANR.

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$~15 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 27th April, 2026 + W.P.(C) 1967/2018 & CM APPL. 8100/2018 RAMWATI .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Manini Brar and Ms. Muskaan Chawla, Advocates versus NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sriharsha Peechara, Standing Counsel with Mr. Soumit Ganguli, Ms. Ravicha Sharma, Ms. Shruti Agarwal and Mr. Akash Sharma, Advocates for NDMC Mr. Digvijay Rai, Mr. Archit Mishra and Mr. Saurabh Kansal, Advocates for R-2 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL AMIT BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following reliefs:- Signature Not Verified Signed By:VIVEK W.P.(C) 1967/2018 Page 1 of 7 MISHRA Signing Date:01.05.2026 15:17:15 2. It is the case of the petitioner that she is an illiterate person belonging to the Scheduled Caste category (hereinafter ‘SC category’). The petitioner was allotted the shop No. 15, Old R.K. Ashram Marg, New Delhi pursuant to a tender process initiated by the respondent no.1/NDMC vide allotment letters dated 04.12.1991 and 07.01.1992. The said shop was allotted under the SC category. 3. It is the case of the petitioner that one Mr. Pradeep Singh and Mr. R. K. Gupta lured the petitioner into entering into a partnership with the private respondent no.2. for running of the said shop. Since, the petitioner was illiterate, she signed the documents that were presented to her, being the partnership deed dated 24.03.1992. Accordingly, the possession of the shop was handed over to the private respondent no.2. The petitioner further contends that the private respondent no. 2 continued to be in possession of Signature Not Verified Signed By:VIVEK W.P.(C) 1967/2018 Page 2 of 7 MISHRA Signing Date:01.05.2026 15:17:15 the shop and kept carrying o