Unauthorized occupants of temple premises must vacate by a fixed deadline, ensuring administrative authority in property management and redevelopment.

JUDGMENT

Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)--This hearing has been done in physical Court. Hybrid mode is permitted in cases where permission is being sought from the Court.

2. These matters pertain to the Kalkaji Mandir, which this Court has been hearing from time to time. These are part heard matters.

FAO 36/2021 & CM APPLs. 2914/2021, 10442/2021, 10444/2021, 20904/2021, 23819/2021, 25868/2021, 25869/2021, 25870/2021, 25884/2021, 25885/2021, 26495/2021, 29121/2021, 38063/2021, 38289/2021, 39643/2021, 43944/2021, 43945/2021 & 43946/2021

CM (M) 323/2021 & CM APPLs. 14178/2021, 20945/2021, 20949/2021, 40269/2021, 44264/2021, REVIEW PET. 103/2021

CM (M) 575/2021 & CM APPLs. 29013/2021, 29014/2021, 43796/2021, 43797/2021

CONT.CAS(C) 614/2021

3. CM APPL. 44264/2021 is moved by Mr. Subrat Deb, ld. Counsel, seeking discharge in CM (M) 575/2021. He submits that he used to represent Respondent No. 1- Mr. Mahender Kumar Pandey, who is now represented by Mr. Anuroop P.S., ld. Counsel. In view of this, ld. Counsel for Respondent No.1 is discharged. CM APPL. 44264/2021 is disposed of in these terms.

4. In these matters, Mr. Nitin Jain, ld. Counsel, at the outset, submits that he would be withdrawing his vakalatnama in respect of Mr. Hemant Raj, Ms. Suman Shahi and Ms. Asha @ Chunnu, wife of Chunnu Singh. He submits that Mr. Hemant Raj is already represented by Mr. Bhushan, ld. Counsel in these matters. Ordered accordingly.

5. Vide the last order dated 7th December 2021, this Court had observed and directed as under:

13. This Court is of the opinion that insofar as the shopkeepers who have made their residences and are in unauthorised occupation of shops, are concerned, all the residents of the shops and within the Mandir premises including the Dharamshala have to be vacated. It is also made clear that for vacation of the shops and of unauthorized occupants from the Mandir premises, the Id. Administrator shall continue to take action as per the previous orders of this Court, with effect from 10th December, 2021 onwards. In the meantime, insofar as the three shopkeepers namely- Ms. Saraswati, Mr. Vinod Kumar Sharma and Mr. Gyan Sunder Sharma, represented by Mr. Bhushan, are concerned, considering that Mr. Bhushan has submitted that they are willing to give undertakings to the court that they will vacate their residences in the Dharamshala premises, they are given time till 25th December, 2021 to vacate the said premises and the spaces unauthorizedly occupied in the Dharamshala. The undertaking to this effect shall be presented to the Court on 9th December, 2021 at 2:30 P.M. for further orders.

14. Mr. Jain and Mr. Diwan to also seek instructions from their clients by the said date, and file their undertakings, if agreeable, as to whether the said shopkeepers are willing to vacate the said premises.

15. This court intends to request the architect who was appointed vide order dated 27th September 2021 - Mr. Gurmeet Singh Chauhan, to inspect and survey the entire premises of the Kalkaji Mandir and suggest an alternate place wher