Sumit Kumar Arora & Anr v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors

O R D E R %

08.11.2024

¶1After some hearing, on instructions of petitioner No. 1, Dr. Amit George, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw this writ petition, with liberty to the petitioners to take alternative remedies in respect of the demolition order dated 04.09.2023 and order dated 11.05.2023, by which their application for regularisation of their premises was rejected.

¶2The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty as aforesaid. This is a digitally signed order. W.P.(C) 15609/2024

¶3All rights and contentions of the parties on maintainability and merits are left open for consideration of the appropriate forum.

¶4In order to enable the petitioners to assail the aforesaid orders in accordance with law, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is directed not to take further steps pursuant to the impugned vacation notice dated

28.10.2024, against the petitioners for a period of 10 days from today.

¶5Dr. George, on instructions, undertakes on behalf of the petitioners that they will also maintain status quo with regard to the subject premises. PRATEEK JALAN, J NOVEMBER 8, 2024/MR/ This is a digitally signed order.

W.P.(C) 15609/2024 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 15609/2024, CM APPL. 65506/2024, CM APPL. 65507/2024 & CM APPL. 65508/2024 SUMIT KUMAR ARORA & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Dr. Amit George, Mr. Manish Gandhi, Mr. Febin M. Varghese, Mr. Dhiraj A Philip, Ms. Namrata Mahapatra, Ms. A. Ahuja and Mr. Adishwar Suri, Advocates. Petitioner No. 1 in person. versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Vikas Chopra, SC with Ms. Anita R. Mishra, Advocate for MCD. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN