VIJAY KUMAR DIWAKAR vs SOUTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION & ORS

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$~2(SDB) * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 28th March, 2026 Uploaded on: 02nd April, 2026 + W.P.(C) 5751/2014 & CM APPLs. 14183/2014, 19236/2018, 12347/2022, 12348/2022 VIJAY KUMAR DIWAKAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajiv Kumar Ghawana, Mr. Vikalp Chardela and Mr. Shivam Chaudhary, Advs. versus SOUTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Prabhsahay Kaur, SC, DDA with Ms. Deeksha L. Kakar, Ms. Sana Parveen, Mr. Aditya Verma, Mr. Bir Inder Singh, Advs. along with Mr. Dhamesh Garg and Mr. Durganand Minj, AD/DDA/LM for DDA. Mr. Bhagvan Swarup Shukla CGSC with Mr. Sarvan Kumar, Mr. Mukesh Pandey, Advs. for UOI. Mr. Anubhav Gupta, Panel Counsel ( Civil) / GNCTD, Mr. Siddharth Arora, Mr. Kartik Sharma, Advocates. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. On the last date of hearing, i.e., 27th February, 2026, this Court passed the following directions: W.P.(C) 5751/2014 Page 1 of 11 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:RAHUL Signing Date:02.04.2026 17:00:17 “6. In the opinion of this Court, the ultimate decision is that of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (hereinafter, ‘GNCTD’) as to the manner in which the Zone ‘O’ is to be made free from unauthorised occupation and encroachment. 7. Accordingly, this Court directs Chief Secretary, GNCTD to hold a meeting with officials from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, DDA and any other agencies as may be required in order to come up with a comprehensive plan as to the manner in which the unauthorised colonies can be removed from Zone ‘O’ completely, so that the river bed of the Yamuna is free from pollution which is caused due to untreated water a