2025 Supreme(Online)(Del) 47120
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Mini Pushkarna, J
N. S. VASISHT VS. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI
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Important Points
Subject
Civil Law - Writ Petition
Headnote
For the Appellants/Petitioners: M.L. Lahoty, Himanshu Singh, Tuhin, A.K. Vali, Anjali Pandey, Ashiti Verma, Raghavbhalla, Vaibhav, Vineet Malhotra, Massir Javed, Komal Mittal, Kaushik Kr. Dey, Shilpa Dey Aditya
For the Respondents: R. Krishnaamorthi, Piyush Beriwal, Ruchita, Neha, Puja S. Kalra, Virendra Singh, Shoumendu Mukherji, Aniruddha Ghosh
| Table of Content |
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| 1. taking relevant judicial precedents on record for adjudication. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. granting time for filing sur-rejoinders and ensuring service of pleadings. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. substitution of legal representatives and granting time for filing rejoinders. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. scheduling of future hearings and continuation of interim orders. (Para 13 , 14 , 15) |
O R D E R
% 19.12.2025
1. Learned counsels appearing for the petitioners have handed over to this Court a judgment dated 08th October, 2025 passed in CRL. M.C. 4881/2005, titled as “ B.K. Sood Versus North Delhi Municipal Corporation ”, to submit that said judgment shall have effect on the adjudication of the present matters.
2. Accordingly, the said judgment is taken on record.
3. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent-New Delhi Municipal Council (“NDMC”) submits that sur-rejoinder has been filed on behalf of the NDMC in the lead matter, i.e., W.P.(C) 5260/2023, titled as “ML Lahoty Versus New Delhi Municipal Council”. She submits that she needs more time to file sur-rejoinder in W.P.(C) 5734/2023.
4. Liberty is so granted.
5. Let the needful be done within a period of one week, from today.
6. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners in the other connected matters submit that the copy of sur-rejoinder filed on behalf of the NDMC, be also supplied to them.
7. Accordingly, let copy of the said sur-rejoinder be supplied by learned counsel appearing for the NDMC to the learned counsels for the petitioners in the other matters, on the E-mail, which are reflected in today’s order.
8. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner in W.P.(C) 5487/2023, submits that the petitioner has expired and that the Legal Representatives (“LRs”) of the deceased petitioner have now been brought on record.
9. He, submits that on account of the aforesaid, rejoinder has not been filed by the petitioner and thus, seeks liberty to file the same.
10. Let rejoinder be filed by the petitioner, within a period of four weeks, from today.
11. Wherever learned counsels for the petitioners in different matters, wish to file their rejoinder, liberty is so granted.
12. Let the needful be done within a period a period of four weeks, from today.
13. The parties are also directed to file their written submission, in terms of the previous orders passed by this Court.
14. Re-notify on 27th March, 2026.
15. Interim order to continue.