Rajesh and Anr. v. South Delhi Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Anr.

Delhi High Court · 07 Mar 2022 · 2022:DHC:840
Sanjeev Sachdeva
W.P.(C) 4724/2021
2022:DHC:840
administrative appeal_allowed

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The Delhi High Court directed the SDMC to decide the petitioners' regularisation application within four weeks and restrained demolition of their property until the decision.

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W.P.(C) 4724/2021
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
JUDGMENT
delivered on: 07th March, 2022
W.P.(C) 4724/2021&CM.APPL 14573/2021
RAJESH AND ANR. ..... Petitioner
versus
SOUTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI (SDMC) AND ANR .... Respondents
Advocates who appeared in this case:
For the Petitioner: Mr. Ganesh Chand Sharma, Advocate
For the Respondents: Mr. Kapil Dutta, Advocate for the SDMC.
CORAM:-
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV SACHDEVA
JUDGMENT
SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J

1. Petitioners seek a direction to the respondent to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 13.04.2021 and not to demolish the property of the suit.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that pursuant to the order dated 15.04.2021, petitioners were directed to appear before the concerned officer. However, they failed to turn up before the said officer. Subsequently, on 08.07.2021, an application for regularisation has been filed which is pending for consideration before the 2022:DHC:840 W.P.(C) 4724/2021 competent authority.

3. In view of this, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the Corporation to dispose of the application of the petitioner seeking regularization within a period of four weeks in accordance with law.

4. It is directed that till the regularization application is decided, no coercive action shall be taken against the property of the petitioner.

SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J MARCH 7, 2022 p