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* 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 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.

+ 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