MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI vs SH. SAHIBJEET SINGH BAGGA

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$~7 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 15th May, 2026 + RFA(COMM) 619/2025 & CM APPL. 69343/2025, CM APPL. 69344/2025, CM APPL. 69346/2025 MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI (THROUGH ITS CIVIC CENTER, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI-110002) .....APPELLANT Through: Mr. Siddhant Nath, Standing Counsel with Mr. Amaan Khan, Advocate Versus SH. SAHIBJEET SINGH BAGGA (61/10 IIND FLOOR RAMJAS ROAD, KAROL BAGH, NEW DELHI-O5) … RESPONDENT Through: Mr. Vikas Sharma, Advocate CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL J U D G M E N T (O R A L ) NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE, J. 1. The present proceedings arise out of a commercial dispute between the respondent/plaintiff, Shri Sahibjeet Singh Bagga, sole proprietor of M/s Sahibjeet Singh Bagga, a registered contractor of the Municipal Corporation Signature Not Verified Signed By:SURYAKANT RFA(COMM) 619/2025 Page 1 of 16 YADAV Signing Date:05.06.2026 12:46:20 of Delhi (MCD), and the appellant/defendant, MCD. The dispute pertains to payments allegedly due in respect of civil works executed by the respondent pursuant to four work orders issued by the appellant during the period 2019– 2020 for improvement and development of lanes within the jurisdiction of MCD. 2. The four work orders forming the subject matter of the dispute are: (i) Work Order No. EE(M-SZ-I)(EE-IV)/SYS/2019-2020/128 dated 05.11.2019; (ii) Work Order No. EE(M-SZ-I)(EE-IV)/SYS/2019-2020/367 dated 11.03.2020; (iii) Work Order No. EE(M-SZ-I)(EE-IV)/SYS/2019-2020/336 dated 26.12.2019; and (iv) Work Order No. EE(M-SZ-I)(EE-IV)/SYS/2019-2020/334 dated 26.12.2019. For the convenience, details are as under: Work Order Date Issued Stipulated Contractual Amount Earnest Money at No Timeline (as per plaint) Tender + Security (Completion) De