SUFYAN RAJIV RATAN AWAS RESIDENT WELFARE ASSOCIATION vs THE DELHI URBAN SHELTER IMPROVEMENT BOARD (DUSIB)AND ANR

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$~79 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 24.03.2026 + LPA 151/2026 SUFYAN RAJIV RATAN AWAS RESIDENT WELFARE ASSOCIATION .....Appellant Through: Mr. Anubhav Dubey & Mr. Saket Gogia, Advocates. versus THE DELHI URBAN SHELTER IMPROVEMENT BOARD (DUSIB)AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anuj Chaturvedi, Ms. Richa Dhawan & Ms. Yashita Jain, Advocates for R-1/DUSIB. Mr. Raghvindra Upadhyay, Panel Counsel with Ms. Purnima Jain & Mr. Madhur, Advocates for R-2/GNCTD. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ. (ORAL) CM APPL. 18266/2026 1. Allowed, subject to just exceptions. 2. The Application stands disposed of. Signature Not Verified Signed By:NEELAM LPA 151/2026 Page 1 of 5 SHARMA Signing Date:25.03.2026 17:27:02 LPA 151/2026 3. Heard the learned Counsel for the Parties. 4. By instituting the proceedings of this intra court Appeal, the Appellant, which claims itself to be a Resident Welfare Society, assails the Order dated 09.02.2026 (“Impugned Order”) passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) No.14986/2022 (“Writ Petition”), whereby the Writ Petition has been disposed of with certain observations. 5. The Writ Petition was filed by the Appellant-Society primarily with two prayers, namely, i. An appropriate direction be issued to the Respondents to transfer the maintenance and upkeep functions of the Appellant-Society as also the operation of corpus fund namely “DUSIB Estate Management Fund” to the Appellant; and ii. A direction be issued to the Respondents directing to hand over the audited accounts of entire income-expenditure of the maintenance of the Society. 6. The learned Single Judge, while passing the Impugned Order, noticed certain extracts from the counter affidavit filed in