Mr. Kailash Chander and Mr. Nitin Mittal, Advocates v. GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI ANR

W.P.(C) 8124/2024 & connected matters Page 1 of 4 $~15 to 19 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 8124/2024 DHARMENDRA SINGH CHAHAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kailash Chander and Mr. Nitin Mittal, Advocates. versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Tushar Sannu and Mr. Saurabh Pandey, Advocates for GNCTD. Ms. Kritika Gupta, Mr. Shashi Pratap Singh and Ms. Vidushi Singhania, Advocates for DDA. 16 + W.P.(C) 12761/2024 & CM APPL. 53123/2024, 79108/2025 VIJENDER SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kailash Chander and Mr. Nitin Mittal, Advocates. versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Kritika Gupta, Mr. Shashi Pratap Singh and Ms. Vidushi Singhania, Advocates for DDA. 17 + W.P.(C) 8172/2024 GAJENDER SINGH CHAHAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kailash Chander and Mr. Nitin Mittal, Advocates. versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Tushar Sannu and Mr. Saurabh Pandey, Advocates for GNCTD. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/12/2025 at 12:53:19 W.P.(C) 8124/2024 & connected matters Page 2 of 4 Ms. Kritika Gupta, Mr. Shashi Pratap Singh and Ms. Vidushi Singhania, Advocates for DDA. 18 + W.P.(C) 8183/2024 SURENDER KAUSHIK .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kailash Chander and Mr. Nitin Mittal, Advocates. versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Kritika Gupta, Mr. Shashi Pratap Singh and Ms. Vidushi Singhania, Advocates for DDA. 19 + W.P.(C) 8186/2024 FAZIRUL HAQUE .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kailash Chander and Mr. Nitin Mittal, Advocates. versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Tushar Sannu and Mr. Saurabh Pandey, Advocates for GNCTD. Ms. Kritika Gupta, Mr. Shashi Pratap Singh and Ms. Vidushi Singhania, Advocates for DDA. CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH O R D E R % 16.12.2025 1. These writ petitions are filed by the Petitioners under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following reliefs:- W.P.(C) 8124/2024 <A. Quashing the Order of Imposing Fine vide Order no. 061 dated 18.11.2021 imposing fine of Rs.50,000.00, Order No.303 dated 28.09.2022 imposing fine of Rs.50,000.00, Order no.569 dated 12.12.2022 in respect This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/12/2025 at 12:53:19 W.P.(C) 8124/2024 & connected matters Page 3 of 4 of Bus/vehicle No. UP17A6767 by misapplying the orders of Hon’ble National Green Tribunal. B. Award costs in favour of the petitioner and against the respondents; and C. Pass such other and further order(s) as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case and for this act of kindness the petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray.= W.P.(C) 12761/2024 <A. Quashing the Order of Imposing Fine vide Order no.092 dated 21.12.2021 imposing fine of Rs.50,000.00, Order No.435 undated imposing fine of Rs.50,000.00 in respect of Bus/Vehicle No.UP16GT2034. B. Award costs in favour of the Petitioner and against the Respondents.= W.P.(C) 8172/2024 <A. Quashing the Order of Imposing Fine vide Order no.134 dated 04.04.2022 imposing fine of Rs.50,000.00, Order No.368 dated 27.10.2022 imposing fine of Rs.50,000.00 in respect of passenger Bus/Vehicle No.UP17T9187 by misapplying the orders of Hon’ble National Green Tribunal. B. Award costs in favour of the petitioner and against the respondents; and C. Pass such other and further order(s) as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.= W.P.(C) 8183/2024 <A. Quashing the Order of Imposing Fine vide Order no. 120 dated 08.03.2022 imposing fine of Rs.50,000.00, Order No.l27 dated 31.03.2022 imposing fine of Rs.50,000.00, Order No.223 dated 05.09.2022 imposing fine of Rs.50,000.00 in respect of Passenger Bus/Vehicle No.UP17AT8595 by misapplying the orders of Hon’ble National Green Tribunal. B. Award costs in favour of the petitioner and against the respondents; and C. Pass such other and further order(s) as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.= W.P.(C) 8186/2024 <A. Quashing the Order of Imposing Fine vide Order no. 317 dated 28.09.2022 imposing fine of Rs.50,000.00, Order No.580 dated 28.12.2022 imposing fine of Rs.50,000.00 in respect of passenger Bus/Vehicle No.UPI7AT2457 by misapplying the orders of Hon’ble National Green Tribunal. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/12/2025 at 12:53:19 W.P.(C) 8124/2024 & connected matters Page 4 of 4 B. Award costs in favour of the petitioner and against the respondents; and C. Pass such other and further order(s) as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.= 2. Learned counsel for DDA submits that a Coordinate Bench of this Court on 27.01.2020 had passed an order in a similar petition and DDA has no objection if the same order is passed in the present writ petitions as well. 3. Accordingly, these writ petitions along with pending applications are disposed of without entering into the merits of the cases with the following directions:- i. It will be open to the Petitioners to make representations to DDA within four weeks from today. On receipt of the representations, DDA will decide the same not later than six weeks from the date of receipt after affording personal hearing to the authorized representatives of the Petitioners. ii. Pending the consideration by DDA, the operation of the impugned challans shall remain stayed. iii. In case the decision is in favour of the Petitioners, the challans will be withdrawn. If the decision is otherwise i.e., against the interest of the Petitioners, DDA will pass speaking orders and communicate the same to the Petitioners. However, the orders will not be given effect to for a period of three weeks to enable the Petitioners to take recourse to legal remedies. JYOTI SINGH, J DECEMBER 16, 2025/RW