NARENDRA SHARMA v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS

Delhi High Court · 06 May 2016 · 2016:DHC:8912
CHIEF JUSTICE; JAYANT NATH
W.P.(C)3888/2016 & CM No.16517/2016
2016:DHC:8912
administrative other

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The Delhi High Court directed the government and municipal authorities to treat a public interest writ petition as a representation and take due legal action to remove road encroachments, while impleading the relevant municipal corporation as a party.

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$-3 HIGH COURT OF DELHI
W.P.(C)3888/2016&CM No.16517/2016
NARENDRA SHARMA Petitioner
Through Petitioner in person
VERSUS
GOVT.OF NCTOFDELHI&ORS Respondents
Through Mr.Gautam Narayan, ASC(Civil)for GNCTD.
Mr.Mukesh Gupta, Standing Counsel fbrtheSDMC/lC5
CORAM:
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JAYANT NATH
06.05.2016 CM Nos.16517/2016(exemption)
Allowed,subjectto allJustexceptions.
W.P.(CI 3888/2016
ORDER

1. This public interest petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents to remove the encroachments from the roads mentioned therein and to restore the width ofthe said roadsto the original width.

2. Mr.Gautam Narayan, the learned ASC appearing for the GNCTD/respondents 1 to 4 has at the outset pointed out that some ofthe roads mentioned in the writ petition are situated within the jurisdiction of South Delhi Municipal Corporation(SDMC). Since SDMC is not arrayed as a respondent to the present petition, we hereby implead SDMC as respondentNo.5.The amended memo ofparties be filed bythe petitioner. 2016:DHC:8912

3. Mr.Mukesh Gupta,the learned Standing Counselfor SDMC accepted noticefor the impleaded respondent No.5.

4. Having heard the learned counsel for both the parties and having regard to the nature ofthe cause soughtto be espoused in the writ petition, we consider it appropriate to dispose ofthe writ petition with a direction to the respondent Nos.[1] to 5 to look into the issues raised in this petition by treating the same as a representation and take appropriate action following due process oflaw for removal ofencroachments.

CHIEF JUSTICE JAYANT NATH,J.