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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
MINI PUSHKARNA
Hansraj Goswami – Appellant
Versus
Municipal Corporation of Delhi – Respondent
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| 1. petition seeks to quash mcd notice and reassess property tax. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. mcd claims original owner alive; disputes over property ownership. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. petitioner disputes mcd's evidence of ownership and identity. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 20) |
| 4. court can determine facts despite disputed questions; applies article 226 powers. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 5. details of mcd's inspection process and parties' awareness of claim. (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26) |
| 6. ownership cloud affects petitioner's claim; relief not granted. (Para 32 , 33 , 34 , 36 , 38) |
| 7. writ petition dismissed; next hearing canceled. (Para 39 , 40) |
JUDGMENT :
MINI PUSHKARNA, J.
1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking to quash the notice/letter dated 08th January, 2025, issued by the respondent-Municipal Corporation of Delhi (“MCD”) for property bearing Khasra No. 1092, Khatauni No. 369, Khevat No. 199, area measuring 10 Bighas, 04 Bishwas, situated at Mauja Patti Bans, Koli Mauja, Aram Bagh, Rani Jhansi Road, Karol Bagh, Delhi-110055.
2. There is further prayer in the petition for directing the respondent-MCD to reassess the property tax due on the said property a
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