$~74 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 830/2026 & CM APPL. 4082/2026 HELP INDIAN AGAINST CORRUPTION .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kuldeep Rai, Adv. with Mr.

Ashraf Ali and Mr. Ishwar Chandra Roy, Advocates.

versus SPECIAL TASK FORCE DDA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shashi Pratap Singh, Ms. Shagun Sabharwal and Mr. Laqshyaa Saluja, Advocates for R-1/STF (DDA).

Mr. Manu Chaturvedi, SC for MCD along with Mohd. Asif AE (B) CSPZ. Mr. Jagdish Chandra, CGSC with Ms. Ayushi Srivastava, GP, Ms. Aishwaria Sinha and Mr. Sujeet Kumar, Advocates for R-4/Delhi Police.

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA

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1. This Petition, in the nature of Public Interest Litigation (“PIL”), is filed inter alia seeking the following prayers:

“a) Issue writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ/order directing the respondents to take appropriate action in the shape of issuance of directions in the form of mandamus to the respondent No.1 to implement the statutory obligations as mentioned in the Office Memorandum dated 25.04.2018 and 23.05.2018 issued by Government of India Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in its true letter and spirit; a