2026 Supreme(Online)(Del) 6359

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Judgment reserved on: 23.01.2026

Judgment delivered on: 22.04.2026

LPA 364/2024 & CM APPLs. 26948-49/2024 & 26952/2024

LPA 387/2024 & CM APPLs. 28948-49/2024, 28952/2024, 2799/2025 & 50420/2025

NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL .....Appellant

Through: Ms. Malvika Trivedi, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Sriharsha Peechara, Standing Counsel and Mr.Ashish Tiwari, ASC, Ms.Bani Dixit, Mr.Soumit Ganguli, Mr.Shailendra Slaria, Ms.Sujal Gupta, Ms.Ravicha Sharma, Ms.Shruti Agarwal, Mr. Sahib Patel, Mr.Akash Sharma and Mr.Anurag Tiwari, Advs.

versus

BHARAT HOTELS LTD & ANR. .....Respondents

Through: Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Sr. Adv., Mr.Darpan Wadhwa, Sr. Adv. & Mr.Shyel Trehan, Sr. Adv. with Mr.Amer Vaid, Mr.Manmilan Sidhu, Mr.Ankit Tyagi, Mr.Gyanendra Singh, Mr.Anubhav Yadav, Ms.Bhumika Bhatnagar, Mr.Sonali Jaitley Bakhshi, Mr.Jaiyesh Bakhshi, Mr.Ravi Tyagi, Mr.Mayank Mishra, Mr.Rohan Poddar, Ms.Riya Kumar, Ms.Shreya Sethi, Ms.Vidhi Jain and Mr.Krishna Gambhir, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA

DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, C.J.