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Manas Vihar CGHS Ltd. Vs. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors. (Neutral Citation: 2024:DHC:5132-DB) - (High Court of Delhi) (09 Jul 2024)

MCD is empowered to remove any illegal and unauthorised construction even if it happens within the four corners of a house/flat

MANU/DE/4561/2024

Civil

Present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner-cooperative society seeking a direction to the Respondent no.1/MCD to conduct a survey and inspection of the unauthorized encroachment and construction carried out by Respondent no.3/Bina Mathur and to demolish the same in accordance with law. Petitioner society seeks a direction to Respondent no.2/RCS to produce the records pertaining to orders dated 17th August 2023 and 27th October 2023 and quash the same.

Admittedly, during the pendency of the present petition, respondent no.1/MCD has booked unauthorized construction in 13 flats in the Petitioner's society and has also carried out partial demolition. This Court is of the view that Sections 70 and 71 of the Delhi Cooperative Societies Act, 2003 are not attracted to the facts of the present case as the demolition action has to be taken by the MCD and not by the Cooperative Society.

MCD under the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act is fully empowered to remove any illegal and unauthorised construction even if it happens within the four corners of a house/flat. In fact, the present writ petition, which has been filed to ensure that the MCD carries out its statutory duty, is maintainable.

It is settled law that, the penalty can only be enforced if the law imposes it. Accordingly, this Court is of the opinion that it is not open for the petitioner-society to impose any penalty as there is no statutory backing for the same.

Consequently, this Court disposes of the present writ petition with a direction to the MCD to take action in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible. The Delhi Police is directed to render all assistance to the MCD. If Respondent no.3 is aggrieved by any action of MCD, she shall be at liberty to take steps in accordance with law.

Tags : STATUTORY DUTY   POWERS   MCD  

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