INDIA BUSINESS WORLD - OCTOBER 21st - NOVEMBER 15th
- 2007
SUPREME COURT NOTIFIES DELHI GOVT, MCD IN SEALING CASE
The Supreme Court has sought explanation from the Delhi government and civic agencies on how they intended to provide infrastructure in the 1,400 unauthorised colonies proposed to be regularised by the Centre.
A bench of Justices Arijit Pasayat and L S Panta asked the agencies - the MCD, DDA, Delhi Jal Board and the Delhi government - to file their response before January 8 next year, after which it would examine the enforceability of an Ordinance brought by the Union urban development ministry on September 15, granting protection against demolitions in the unauthorised colonies.
The court was hearing an application of the Delhi Pradesh Citizens Council filed through counsel Jasbir Singh Malik, which said the provisions of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Special Provisions) Second Ordinance, 2007 run contrary to the directions of the apex court in sealing case. It was nothing but to over-reach the court order, said applicant NGO.
The Ordinance granted immunity till December 31, 2008 to various unauthorised constructions, including those in 1,400 unauthorised colonies of the
Capital not covered by the Master Plan for Delhi 2021.
According to the Ordinance, formulated on the lines of the Master Plan for Delhi (MPD) 2021, the immunity would cover all encroachments, unauthorised occupation of government or public land for residential or commercial or any other use, including unauthorised development. The government decided to issue the second ordinance as the earlier one, issued on July 2007, lapsed on September 21.
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