In person v. GOVT. NCT OF DELHI ORS

$~9 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 17530/2025 RAVINDER YADAV .....Petitioner Through: In person. versus GOVT. NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Sameer Vashisht, S.C. with Ms.Harshita Nathrani, Adv for GNCTD. Mr.Tushar Sannu with Mr.Parvin Bansal, Advs for R-MCD. Mr.Amit Tiwari, CGSC with Ms.Ayushi Srivastava, Mr.Ayush Tanwar, Mr.Arpan Narwal, Mr.Kushagra Malik, Advs & SI Sachin Kumar, PS-Hari Dass Nagar for R-UOI. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA O R D E R % 24.12.2025 1. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. This petition purportedly in public interest has been filed with the following prayers:- “1. Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ directing the respondents to immediately remove:- (i) All 221 permanent illegal structures/shops (as per Annexure P-14) identified by PWD on Phirni (Circular) Road, Najafgarh; 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 26/12/2025 at 12:33:06 (ii) 19 illegal shops constructed in front of Shiv Mandir near Najafgarh Metro Station(Annexure P-3); (iii) Illegal vegetable markets at Jharoda Stand Najafgarh(Annexure P-2); (iv) The electric transformer at the corner of Khaira Mod crossing Annexure P-5); (v) The "Piyau" (public water kiosk/Traditional public drinking water station) at Jharoda Stand(Annexure P-1); (vi) Shops in front of Shri Krishan Mandir Furniture Market(Annexure P-4) and adjacent to HP Petrol Pump at Dhansa Metro Station(Annexure P-6). (vii) Unauthorized parking of private buses at the corner of Jharoda Stand, which causes daily congestion, obstruction of traffic, and risk to pedestrians, and to direct the Respondents to ensure that no private or commercial buses are allowed to park or halt at that junction. 2. Issue appropriate directions to the Traffic Police and other concerned authorities to ensure that no overloaded trucks or tractor-trolleys without registration plates carrying bricks are permitted to enter or ply on Phirni (Circular) Road, Najafgarh, during the notified no-entry hours from 7:00 AM. to 11:00 P.M.; and to further direct the said authorities to: a) Make the CCTV cameras installed at the entry and exit points fully functional; b) Take strict enforcement measures including imposition of fines, seizure of heavy vehicles, and deployment of adequate police personnel at all entry points to prevent such violations; and c) Submit periodic compliance reports before this Hon'ble Court regarding the enforcement of traffic restrictions. 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 26/12/2025 at 12:33:06

3. Direct the Respondents to conduct an independent administrative inquiry, by a senior officer not below the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police, or by a duly constituted committee, into the following matters of grave public concern: (i) The registration of FIR Nos. 171/2023 (Annexure P-16), 279/2023 (Annexure P-18). and 60/2024 (Annexure P-20) under Section 188 IPC at Police Station Baba Haridass Nagar only against a vegetable vendor, Shri Sanjay Mahaldar, by falsely altering his name, address, and age, in relation to alleged encroachment of the footpath at Jharoda Stand, Najafgarh; and (ii) The mishandling of the fatal accident case registered as FIR No. 492/2024 (Annexure P-25 & P-26) at Police Station Chhawla, wherein a false challan was allegedly filed before the Dwarka Court, thereby obstructing the course of justice. 4. Award the exemplary costs/damages against respondents for harassment, abuse of legal process, and persistent non-compliance with judicial orders. 5. Pass any other order(s) as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice and public interest.” 3. Prayer no.1 as extracted above seeks direction to the respondents to remove certain alleged illegal structures/shops, electric transformers, piyau, certain other shops, parking of private buses etc. Prayer no.2 seeks a direction to the traffic police to ensure that overloaded trucks or tractor-trolleys without registration plates carrying bricks shall not be allowed to enter or ply on Circular Road, Najafgarh, even during no entry hours from 07:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Furthermore, a direction is sought that CCTV cameras may be installed at the entry and exit points and they be made functional. It is also prayed that enforcement measures be taken for imposition of fines, seizure of heavy vehicles etc. 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 26/12/2025 at 12:33:06

4. The prayer no.3 is in relation to FIR bearing no.171/2023, 279/2023 and 60/2024 lodged at Police Station Baba Haridass Nagar. It has been prayed that some independent administrative inquiry be ordered to be constituted to inquire into the said FIRs. 5. On a perusal of the prayer clauses as extracted above, what we find is that the petition has raised multiple issues and, therefore, it does not appear to be possible for this Court to adjudicate the issues raised in the petition. 6. Accordingly, we provide that in respect of prayers (1) and (2) as extracted above, the petitioner shall approach the authorities concerned by way of making representation within a fortnight from today and in case any such representation is made, the same shall be attended to by the authorities concerned, who shall also take appropriate action which may be warranted under law for redressal of the grievances which might be raised by the petitioner in his representation to be made under this order. 7. As regards prayer clause (3), we are afraid we cannot grant any such prayer as has been made in the petition. The petitioner is not the complainant in these First Information Reports and, therefore, in our opinion, at his instance the prayers made in the petition cannot be granted. 8. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of in the aforesaid terms. DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J DECEMBER 24, 2025/S.Rawat