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Present: Mr. M.M. Kashyap, Advocate for the petitioner in WP (C)
No.4543/2011.
Mr. M.R. Singh, Advocate for the petitioners In W.P.(C)
Nos.4544/2011, 4545/2011, 4546/2011 & 4547/2011.
Mr. Satish Kumar Tripathi, Advocate for the petitioners in
W.P.(C) Nos. 4515/2011, 4516/2011, 4524/2011 &
4525/2011.
Ms. Sana Ansari, Advocate for Ms. Zubeda Begum, Advocate for Respondent/Police in W.P.(C) Nos. 4515/2011, 4516/2011, 4517/2011, 4518/2011, 4519/2011, 4520/2011, 4521/2011, 4522/2011, 4524/2011,4525/2011, 4526/2011, 4527/2011, 4528/2011, 4529/2011, 4530/2011, 4531/2011, 4532/2011, 4533/2011, 4534/2011, 4536/2011, 4537/2011, 4538/2011, 4539/2011, 4540/2011, 4541/2011, 4542/2011, 4543/2011, 4544/2011, 4545/2011, 4546/2011, &
4547/2011.
Mr. Ramesh Kumar Mishra and Mr. Sumit Kumar Singh, Advocates for the petitioners in W.P(C) Nos. 4518/2011, 4519/2011, 4520/2011, 4521/2011, 4522/2011 and
4526/2011, 4527/2011, 4528/2011, 4529/2011, 4530/2011, 4531/2011, 4532/2011, 4533/2011, 4534/2011, 4536/2011, 4537/2011, 4538/2011, 4539/2011, 4540/2011, 4541/2011, 4542/2011.
Mr. Vinod Kumar, Advocate for respondent/NDMC.
+WP(C) No.4534/2011
+WP(C)No.4541/2011
+WP(C)No.4540/2011
+WP(C)No.4539/2011
+WPfaNo.4519/2011
+WP(C)No.4522/2011
+WP(C)No.4526/2011
+WP(C)No.4527/2011
+WP(aNo.4535/2011
+WP(C)No.4538/2011
2011:DHC:17596
+WP(C)No.4536/2011
+WP(ClNo.4530/2011
+WP(aNo.4518/2011
+WP(C)No.4520/2011
+WP(C)No.4515/2011
+WP(C)No.4521/2011
+WP(C)No.4529/2011
+WP(C)No.4524/2011
+WP(aNo.4537/2011
+WP(C)No.4532/2011
+WP(C)No.4533/2011
+WP(C)No.4525/2011
+WP(C)No.4542/2011
+WP(aNo.4516/2011
+WP(C)No.4528/2011
+WP(C)No.4531/2011
+WP(C)No.4545/2011
+WP(aNo.4547/2011
+WP(C)No.4543/2011
+WP(C)No.4546/2011
+WP(C)No.4544/2011
Notice. Notice of the petitions is accepted by counsels for the
' respondents.
With the consent of the parties, the above petitions have been heard finally and are being disposed of altogether.
All these petitions are filed by the petitioners wherein they have claimed to be squatters/ hawkers at the sites mentioned hereunder:
│ Serial No. Name of the Petitioner Writ Petition Address of Site │
│ No. │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 01. Lala Ram WP(C) No. Sarojini Nagar │
│ 4531/2011 Market, in front of │
│ Shop No.152 │
│ 02. Ankit Gupta WP(C) No. Sarojini Nagar │
│ 4528/2011 Market, near shop │
│ no.21. │
│ 03. Narender Kumar WP(C) No. At/near Shop No.137 │
│ 4516/2011 (Silver Corner), │
│ Sarojini Nagar │
│ Market, New Delhi. │
│ 04. Kumari Devi WP(C) No. Sarojini Nagar │
│ 4542/2011 Market, 0pp. Shop │
│ Nos. 2&4 │
│ 05. Veer Singh WP(C) No. At/near Regal │
│ 4525/2011 Building, Adjacent to │
│ Khadi Gramudyog, │
│ Connaught Place, │
│ New Delhi │
│ 06. Ramesh Chand WP(C) No. Sarojini Nagar │
│ 4533/2011 Market, near Shop │
│ No.36 │
│ 07. Murari Lai Sharma WP(C) No. Sarojini Nagar │
│ 4532/2011 Market, near Shop │
│ No.181, near │
│ Manoranjan Kendra │
│ 08. Vyas Chauhan WP(C) No. Sarojini Nagar │
│ 4537/2011 Market, 0pp. Shop │
│ No.167 │
│ 09. Ram Kumar WP(C) No. Near Gate No.l, │
│ 4524/2011 Palika Bazar, │
│ Connaught Place, │
│ New Delhi │
│ 10. Suresh Singh WP(C) No. Sarojini Nagar │
│ 4529/2011 Market, near Shop │
│ No.09 │
│ 11. Chhotu WP(C) No. Safdarjang, in front │
│ 4521/2011 of Delhi Haat │
│ 12. Vikas Gupta WP(C) No. At/near between │
│ 4515/2011 Gate No.1-7, Palika │
│ Bazar, Connaught │
│ Place, New Delhi │
│ 13. Md. Mujaffar WP(C) No. Sarojini Nagar │
│ 4520/2011 Market, near Shop │
│ 2011:DHC:17596 │
│ u │
│ No.196 │
│ 14. Rameshwar Singh WP(C) No. Safdarjang Area, │
│ 4518/2011 near Kashmere │
│ Market, INA Market. │
│ 15. Krishan Gopal (g) Nehna WP(C) No. Sarojini Nagar │
│ 4530/2011 Market, near Shop │
│ No.136, Delhi Public │
│ Library │
│ 16. Amar Singh WP(C) No. Sarojini Nagar │
│ 4536/2011 Market, near Shop │
│ No.26 │
│ 17. Mahesh Chand WP(C) No. Sarojini Nagar │
│ 4538/2011 Market, between │
│ Shop No.106 and 39. │
│ 18. Chandra Shel<har WP(C) No. Sarojini Nagar │
│ L │
│ 4535/2011 Market, near Shop │
│ No.90 │
│ 19. Ram Paswan WP(C) No. Safdarjung Railway │
│ 4527/2011 Station, near NDMC │
│ Primary School No.4. │
│ 20. Ramu WP(C) No. Sarojini Nagar │
│ 4526/2011 Market, near Delhi │
│ Public Library and │
│ Quarter No.401 │
│ 21. Devender WP(C) No. Sarojini Nagar │
│ 4522/2011 Market, near Delhi │
│ Public Library │
│ 22. Rama Shanl<ar WP(C) No. Sarojini Nagar │
│ 4519/2011 Market, D-349, in │
│ front of Shop No.101 │
│ 23. Jagdish Prasad WP(C) No. Sarojini Nagar │
│ 4539/2011 Market, near Shop │
│ No.36 │
│ 24. Vijay Gupta WP(C) No. Sarojini Nagar │
│ 4540/2011 Market, 0pp. Shop │
│ No.l │
│ 25. Hukum Bai WP(C) No. Sarojini Nagar │
│ 4541/2011 Market, near Mother │
│ Dairy │
│ 26. Ratan WP(C) No. Sarojini Nagar │
│ 4534/2011 Market, near Mother │
│ Dairy Chowk │
│ 27. Ritender Singh WP(C) No. Earlier Working Site: │
│ 4545/2011 Central Secretariat, │
│ Connaught Place, │
│ New Delhi, presently │
│ squatting in front of │
│ 2011:DHC:17596 │
│ Bagichi Restaurant. │
│ 28. Jagjivan Pathak WP(C) No. Back Side of Shop │
│ 4547/2011 No.52, Sarojini │
│ Nagar Market, New │
│ Delhi │
│ 29. 1. Lokesh WP(C) No. 1.Near Shop No.l, │
│ 2. Smt. Man Bal 4543/2011 Opposite Palika │
│ Bazar, Gate No.5, │
│ Janpath Market, │
│ Connaught Place, │
│ New Delhi │
│ 2. Near Sulabh │
│ Sauchalaya Mini │
│ L │
│ Market, Sarojini │
│ Nagar, New Delhi. │
│ 30. Kamal Raj Bansi WP(C) No. Earlier Working Site: │
│ 4546/2011 Central Secretariat, │
│ Connaught Place, │
│ New Delhi presently │
│ squatting in │
│ between Gate │
│ N0.3&4 Palika Bazar, │
│ New Delhi. │
│ 31. Anita Gupta WP(C) No. Near Mohan Singh │
│ 4544/2011 Palace Baba Khadak │
│ Singh Road, New │
│ Delhi │
│ They have alleged that the respondents are in the process of │
│ disturbing/ dispossessing them from their squatter/ hawker sites. They │
│ have also averred that their names are in the eligibility list for being │
│ allotted alternate sites by respondent no.l/NDMC. │
│ •w' Learned counsel for the respondent no.l states that NDMC is in the │
│ process of finalizing allotment by draw of plots of squatters/ hawkers in │
│ the area of NDMC. │
│ Be that as it may, it is the admitted case of the petitioners that the │
│ petitioners who are eligible for allotment of alternate sites are squarely │
│ covered by the judgment of this Court in W.P.(C) No.3364 of 2011 titled │
│ 2011:DHC:17596 │
│ as Deepak Singh v NDMC & Ors decided on 25.05.2011. Tine decision of │
│ the said case shall apply to all the petitioners who are eligible for │
│ allotment of alternate sites and whose names find mention in the list │
│ prepared in this regard. │
│ It is submitted by learned counsel for respondent NDMC that the │
│ time of squatting as recommended by Thareja Committee and approved │
│ by the Hon'ble Supreme Court being "sunrise to sunset" may be directed │
│ to be applied to the petitioners. On the other hand, learned counsel for │
│ the petitioners submit that the scheme as formulated by NDMC in the │
│ year 2006 has already been approved by the Supreme Court in the case │
│ of Sudhir Madan and others v MCD & Others 2007(8) SCALE 339 on 17"^ │
│ May, 2007. │
│ I Without going into all these details, the scheme of NDMC as │
│ approved by the Supreme Court in the aforesaid case shall apply to the │
│ petitioners. Till their eligibility as squatters is decided, they shall not be │
│ disturbed or dispossessed from their respective sites. │
│ In W.P.{C) No.4525/2011, it is submitted by learned counsel for the │
│ petitioner that in the eligibility list of squatters prepared by NDMC, the │
│ name of the petitioner is not mentioned though an application in this │
│ regard has been filed by the petitioner with NDMC. Learned counsel for │
│ the respondent submits'that he will inform the respondent in this respect │
│ and necessary action will be taken. That satisfies the petitioner. │
│ These petitions stand disposed of. │
│ Dasti. │
│ M.L.MEHTA, J │
│ VACATION JUDGE │
│ JULY 01, 2011 │
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JUDGMENT
01. Lala Ram WP(C) NO. 4531/2011 Sarojini Nagar Market, in front of Shop No.152
02. Ankit Gupta WP(C) NO. 4528/2011 Market, near shop no.21.
03. Narender Kumar WP(C) NO. 4516/2011 At/near Shop No.137 (Silver Corner), Market, New Delhi.
04. Kumari Devi WP(C) NO. 4542/2011 Market, 0pp. Shop Nos. 2&4
05. Veer Singh WP(C) NO. 4525/2011 At/near Regal Building, Adjacent to Khadi Gramudyog, Connaught Place, New Delhi
06. Ramesh Chand WP(C) NO. 4533/2011 Market, near Shop No.36
07. Murari Lai Sharma WP(C) NO. 4532/2011 No.181, near Manoranjan Kendra
08. Vyas Chauhan WP(C) NO. 4537/2011 No.167
09. Ram Kumar WP(C) NO. 4524/2011 Near Gate No.l, Palika Bazar, New Delhi
10. Suresh Singh WP(C) NO. 4529/2011 No.09
11. Chhotu WP(C) NO. 4521/2011 Safdarjang, in front of Delhi Haat
12. Vikas Gupta WP(C) NO. 4515/2011 At/near between Gate No.1-7, Palika Bazar, Connaught Place, New Delhi
13. Md. Mujaffar WP(C) NO. 4520/2011 u No.196
14. Rameshwar Singh WP(C) NO. 4518/2011 Safdarjang Area, near Kashmere Market, INA Market.
15. Krishan Gopal (g) Nehna WP(C) NO. 4530/2011 No.136, Delhi Public Library
16. Amar Singh WP(C) NO. 4536/2011 No.26
17. Mahesh Chand WP(C) NO. 4538/2011 Market, between Shop No.106 and 39.
18. Chandra Shel<har L WP(C) NO. 4535/2011 No.90
19. Ram Paswan WP(C) NO. 4527/2011 Safdarjung Railway Station, near NDMC Primary School No.4.
20. Ramu WP(C) NO. 4526/2011 Market, near Delhi Public Library and Quarter No.401
21. Devender WP(C) NO. 4522/2011 Market, near Delhi Public Library
22. Rama Shanl<ar WP(C) NO. 4519/2011 Market, D-349, in front of Shop No.101
23. Jagdish Prasad WP(C) NO. 4539/2011 No.36
24. Vijay Gupta WP(C) NO. 4540/2011 No.l
25. Hukum Bai WP(C) NO. 4541/2011 Market, near Mother Dairy
26. Ratan WP(C) NO. 4534/2011 Market, near Mother Dairy Chowk
27. Ritender Singh WP(C) NO. 4545/2011 Earlier Working Site: Central Secretariat, New Delhi, presently squatting in front of •w' Bagichi Restaurant.
28. Jagjivan Pathak WP(C) NO. 4547/2011 Back Side of Shop No.52, Sarojini Nagar Market, New Delhi
29. 1. Lokesh
2. Smt. Man Bal L WP(C) NO. 4543/2011
1. Near Shop No.l, Opposite Palika Bazar, Gate No.5, Janpath Market, New Delhi
2. Near Sulabh Sauchalaya Mini Market, Sarojini Nagar, New Delhi.
30. Kamal Raj Bansi WP(C) NO. 4546/2011 Earlier Working Site: Central Secretariat, New Delhi presently squatting in between Gate N0.3&4 Palika Bazar, New Delhi.
31. Anita Gupta WP(C) NO. 4544/2011 Near Mohan Singh Palace Baba Khadak Singh Road, New Delhi They have alleged that the respondents are in the process of disturbing/ dispossessing them from their squatter/ hawker sites. They have also averred that their names are in the eligibility list for being allotted alternate sites by respondent no.l/NDMC. Learned counsel for the respondent no.l states that NDMC is in the process of finalizing allotment by draw of plots of squatters/ hawkers in the area of NDMC. Be that as it may, it is the admitted case of the petitioners that the petitioners who are eligible for allotment of alternate sites are squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in W.P.(C) No.3364 of 2011 titled as Deepak Singh v NDMC & Ors decided on 25.05.2011. Tine decision of the said case shall apply to all the petitioners who are eligible for allotment of alternate sites and whose names find mention in the list prepared in this regard. It is submitted by learned counsel for respondent NDMC that the time of squatting as recommended by Thareja Committee and approved by the Hon'ble Supreme Court being "sunrise to sunset" may be directed to be applied to the petitioners. On the other hand, learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the scheme as formulated by NDMC in the year 2006 has already been approved by the Supreme Court in the case of Sudhir Madan and others v MCD & Others 2007(8) SCALE 339 on 17"^ May, 2007. I Without going into all these details, the scheme of NDMC as approved by the Supreme Court in the aforesaid case shall apply to the petitioners. Till their eligibility as squatters is decided, they shall not be disturbed or dispossessed from their respective sites. In W.P.{C) No.4525/2011, it is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that in the eligibility list of squatters prepared by NDMC, the name of the petitioner is not mentioned though an application in this regard has been filed by the petitioner with NDMC. Learned counsel for the respondent submits'that he will inform the respondent in this respect and necessary action will be taken. That satisfies the petitioner. These petitions stand disposed of. Dasti. M.L.MEHTA, J VACATION JUDGE JULY 01, 2011 rd