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tarun (Sw Engineer)     14 March 2026

Reconstruction of house in lal dora village(delhi)

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am staying in a Delhi village which is in lal dora village abadi. The house is quite old and is an ancestral property built in 1940s. The house have 5 partitions. All members living separately in these parts having different electricity and water connections. I am staying in my grandfather's portion (Area 65 sq yards approx.). As the house is old and my family members increased, everyone needs more space, the kids too needs more space for studies etc. Now when I decided to reconstruct my portion, I did some study and learnt that need to get permission from Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and get the map approved as I didn't want to take any risks. When contacted the MCD approved architects, they asked me for ownership documents like sale deed which I do not have. I only have a Lal Dora certificate which my father applied to get the water and electricity connections in 1980s but that is not applicable. Then, when I asked what's is the option for me, they said very few people takes building plan approved in lal dora areas so go ahead for the construction and when anyone comes from MCD etc, just pay some amount to settle the case. So, I am little nervous now how to proceed.



 8 Replies

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate)     15 March 2026

This is an illegal route and cannot be advised.

You can file a suit for declaration of title to your name based on the documentary evidences for your possession and enjoyment after which you can proceed with the development plans.

Dr. J C Vashista (Advocate )     15 March 2026

Lal dora properties do not have any title document (sale deed etc.) where possession is sufficient. Such property needs no planto be sanctioned by MCD for  re-construction/ renovation etc. 

But never bribe anyone  for whatsoever reason, which is illegal and wrong advise by the architect. 

You may prefer to move to the appropriate court/ authority for seeking desired relief, if required or you feel so.

The area in share in you / your father may be determined, decided and demarcated amicably , failing which file a civil suit for partition. 

P. Venu (Advocate)     15 March 2026

Possession itself is title, unless it os totally erroneous. As such, you cannot be evicted save by the due process of law.

Solution to the issue you are facing calls for a policy decision which the Court may not be able to provide.

 

Shweta Bharti (--)     17 March 2026

tarun (Sw Engineer)     22 March 2026

Dear Sir, 

Thanks for suggestions and information. However, I did further study and found that MCD booked properties if no construction permission was taken. I have the copies of those reports filed by MCD's Junior Engineers and summoned to the property owners asking to stop the unauthorised construction immediately. Somehow, I am unable to upload the PDF files here as some issues in this website. These reports are available at MCD website and available publicly.

 

Thank you.

Dr. J C Vashista (Advocate )     23 March 2026

You had stated (herein above) that the property is located in lal dora area in Delhi, now you have changed your version and stated that the property has been booked by MCD, however,  lal dora properties are beyond jurisdiction of MCD, which you must be aware, being an engineer.

It would be appropriae to show relevant documents to some local prudent lawyer for proper appreciation of facts / docments, professional advise and necessary proceeing.

tarun (Sw Engineer)     23 March 2026

I am sorry sir, actually here I am not telling about my property. This is about other properties of some other persons booked by MCD in my village. I tried to upload files here but unable to do so. Some issue with site.

 

So, sharing direct links below to the files here. Just copy and paste in the browser to download the PDF files.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f5hq-znRh8jmRdAv5j3s6FBuf47ArRB7/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oj52iG_KVtwXMGnWwGFQ4l8BbBxblUuF/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BRUhjJdzVpP_oonkLkztzls4Yzjm34Ni/view?usp=sharing

Tarun Bhardwaj   02 June 2026

Respected members, Can you please suggest further what I can do.


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