DEVENDRA vs NEW-DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND ANR.

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$~5 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 16th February, 2026 Uploaded on: 17th February, 2026 + W.P.(C) 8005/2025 & CM APPL. 35171/2025 DEVENDRA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. N.K. Sahoo, Adv. versus NEW-DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ashish Tiwari, Additional Standing Counsel and Mr. Anurag Tiwari & Mr. Sahib Patel, Advocate CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been through hybrid mode. 2. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner- Mr. Devendra under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, challenging the impugned speaking order dated 23rd April, 2024 passed by the New Delhi Municipal Council (hereinafter, ‘NDMC’) vide which the representation of the Petitioner has been rejected by the NDMC. 3. The brief background of this petition is that a Kiosk/Pan Thara was initially allotted to Ms. Shyama Devi, Opposite Gate No.B, Supreme Court of India, Tilak Marg, New Delhi. She was the allottee who had passed away on 13th July, 2017. Thereafter, two writs came to be filed being i.e., W.P.(C) 8885/2018 titled ‘Devi Prasad vs NDMC & Ors.’ and W.P.(C) 8328/2018 titled ‘Devendra vs. NDMC & Ors.’ The claim of both the Petitioners in the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 8005/2025 Page 1 of 9 By:DEVANSHU JOSHI Signing Date:17.02.2026 15:28:12 said writ petitions were that they were the legal heirs of Ms. Shyama Devi. 4. The claim of Mr. Devendra i.e., Petitioner herein is on the basis of a Will and that he has been running the Kiosk during the lifetime of Ms. Shyama Devi. However, the claim of Mr. Devi Prasad was that he was also a son of Ms. Shyama Devi but according to Mr. Devendra, he was disowned. 5. The order of seal