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Residents move court against illegal buildings

J. Venkatesan

Bona fide residents would now be subjected to big nuisance

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Pradesh Citizens' Council moved the Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the notification issued by the Centre on September 7 to regularise all kinds of illegal activities in residential areas of the Capital. The Council also questioned the earlier July 21 notification providing continuance of such activities.

The petitioner contended that by notifying 1,979 roads in the city for permitting mixed land use, the Government had made yet another attempt to nullify the orders of the Supreme Court by legalising all illegal commercial activities being carried out by law-breakers in the Capital. Not only this, the bona fide residents would now be subjected to inconvenience and big nuisance in the residential colonies.

It said that the Capital had been witnessing an acute power crisis for the past few years and this problem had not been addressed while issuing the notifications and giving relief to the violators. Further the respondents had adopted the mixed land use policy without taking into account the directions of the apex court. It was also not understandable as to how the Master Plan for Delhi-2021 could be placed for action within the short time without making provisions for traffic, sewage system, road, etc.

The petitioner pointed out that as a result of these two notifications the process of sealing commercial premises operating from residential areas in violation of the Master Plan had once again come to a virtual halt. The Council contended that the petition raised substantial questions of law of public importance, viz whether the notifications were unjust, arbitrary and unconstitutional.

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