SAROJ (WIDOW OF KHEMCHAND) vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY & ORS.

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$~52 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 6th April, 2026 Uploaded on: 9th April, 2026 + W.P.(C) 1784/2026 & CM APPL. 19514/2026, CM APPL. 21293/2026, CM APPL. 21294/2026, CM APPL. 21295/2026 SAROJ (WIDOW OF KHEMCHAND) .....Petitioner Through: Mr. K.C. Mittal, Mr. Yugansh Mittal, Mr. Keshav Poonia and Mr. Madhur Gupta, Advs. (M: 9911256665). Mr. Vinod Dahiya, Mr. Kuldeep Antil, Mr. Bhaskar, Mr. Ankit Malik, Advs. Ms. Priya Darshini, Advocate. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Chetan Sharma ASG, Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pathak SC (L&B/GNCTD/UOI//LAC), Mr. Sameer Vashisht SC(C), Mr. Amit Gupta, M. Dheeraj Kumar Singh, Adv, Mr. Saurabh Malhotra, Mr. A. N. Saini, Mrs K. Kaomudi Kiran, Mr. Sunil Kumar Jha, Mr. M. S. Akhtar, Ms. Joohu Kumari Advocates with Mr. S. S. Parihar, DM (CN), Mr. Mukesh Meena CE (PWD), Mr. Prashant, Addl Secretary, GNCTD, Mr. Rajiv Ranjan, ADM/LAC (CN), Mr. Harpinder Singh, EE (PWD) and Mr. Manoj Kumar Patwari CN district for R-1,2 and 3 (M: 9899387799). Mr. Shashi Pratap Singh and Ms. Shagun Sabharwal, Advocates for DDA (M: 7340989053). Signature Not Verified Signed By:DHIRENDER W.P.(C) 1784/2026 Page 1 of 32 KUMAR Signing Date:09.04.2026 20:57:13 CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN JUDGMENT Prathiba M. Singh, J. 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner -Mrs. Saroj (Widow of Mr. Khemchand), seeking the following prayers: “a. Issue a writ of Certiorari, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, quashing and setting aside the Public Notice dated 21.01.2026 issued by Respondent No. 2, being wholly illegal, without jurisdiction, arbitrary, and unenforceable in law; and b. Issue a writ of ma