3 min readNew DelhiMar 17, 2026 10:18 PM IST
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will not take action against any unauthorised construction in the houses of people, allegedly involved in a clash in West Delhi’s Uttam Nagar that killed a 26-year-old man on Holi, without giving them a notice beforehand, the civic body told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday.
Twenty-six-year-old Tarun Kumar was beaten to death on Holi amid a brawl on the day of Holi with neighbours in Uttam Nagar. On March 8, civic authorities demolished parts of a house belonging to the main accused, Umardeen (49), and his son and co-accused Muzaffar (25).
The MCD’s remarks on Tuesday came as the court of Justice Amit Bansal was hearing two petitions in the matter. Senior advocate Sanjay Poddar, appearing for MCD, told the High Court that the civic body “shall not take action against any unauthorised construction without issuance of notice with show cause.”
One of the petitions was filed by Jarina, the mother of a co-accused in the case, who alleged that her house in A block, JJ Colony, where her family has been residing for over 40 years, was broken into. The other petition was filed by Shahnaz, whose residence is situated in the “immediate vicinity of the demolished house”. The families had alleged that the March 8 demolition was carried out without notice.
Following the submission by the MCD, recorded by the court in its order, the two petitions were disposed of.
Last week, Poddar had opposed the two petitions, describing them as “mischievous” as he told Justice Amit Bansal that the demolition of part of the residence of the main accused in the case was not a case of “unauthorised construction” but rather one of “encroachment”.
“The (March 8) demolition which took place was not (that of an) unauthorised construction…Eight houses (in the lane) have encroached upon a public street and this is not an isolated case…This was a routine exercise carried out by MCD,” Poddar had submitted.
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According to MCD, the demolition of a part of the residence of the accused was necessitated since it was encroaching over a public drain.
The MCD had not issued any notice or sought any explanation in relation to the alleged encroachment prior to the demolition on March 8.
Before the High Court, the MCD had reasoned that demolitions without notice are permissible as per a Supreme Court judgment of November 2024 when there is an unauthorised structure over a public place such as a road, street, footpath, or water body.
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