New Delhi: A Delhi court issued a notice to the deputy commissioner of MCD in a property dispute concerning the demolition of an unauthorised structure, after finding that the civic body’s status report did not comply with its earlier directions. The matter relates to the demolition of a disputed property by MCD. On Oct 29, 2025, the court restrained the defendants, Indus Luxe Homes LLP, from carrying out further construction at the reportedly disputed suit property. In a status report filed on Dec 2, 2025, MCD stated that a demolition order dated Oct 23 was already passed.
In his order dated Feb 17, senior civil judge-cum-rent controller Animesh Bhaskar Mani Tripathi said, “Court notice be issued to the deputy commissioner, MCD, calling upon him to either file a proper status report in compliance with the order dated Dec 2, 2025, on his behalf or to remain personally present before this court on the next date of hearing.” Counsel for the defendant argued that the restraint order of Oct 29 was based on MCD’s earlier status report and not merely on the plaintiff’s submissions. It was further submitted that, as per the latest report, the deviations and excess coverage area in the suit property were “compoundable in nature” and that the owner undertook to get them compounded at the time of issuance of the completion certificate. On this basis, the defendant sought vacation of the restraint order. The court, however, declined to vacate the interim relief. The interim stay on the disputed property will continue until April 18.
