Supreme Court Disposes IA Against MCD Demolition

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 16-06-2026

Case Overview

Petitioners: Ram Babu Gautam & Ors.
Respondents: Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.
Origin: Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 11124/2025 arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 25-03-2025 in WP(C) No. 3661/2025 passed by the High Court of Delhi.
Interim Application (IA) No. 152173/2026 was listed for hearing on 16-06-2026 before a partial bench comprising Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi.
Counsel for petitioners: Mr. Kamlesh Kr. Mishra, Adv. Ms. Renu, Adv. Mr. Anurag Ojha (AOR).
Counsel for respondents: Mr. Praveen Swarup (AOR), Adv. Rohit Swarup, Adv. Sukhamrit Singh, Adv. Shashank Narayan, Adv. Ved Prakash, Adv. Praharsh Chaudhary, Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav (AOR), Mr. Abhishek Gupta, Adv. Ms. Sudarshan Lamba (AOR).

Observations & Reasoning

The Court heard arguments from both sides.
Respondent No. 1, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, submitted that the demolition of unauthorized construction on a public pathway was carried out in accordance with law.
MCD further assured the Court that no coercive action would be taken against the petitioners/applicants except as prescribed by the procedure established by law.
The Court recorded this assurance.

Final Outcome

Topics: Court Proceedings, Municipal Demolition, Legal Relief