Delhi: DDA's Anti-encroachment Drive Continues in Mehrauli for 2nd Day Amid Protests
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi: DDA's Anti-encroachment Drive Continues in Mehrauli for 2nd Day Amid Protests

News 18  

For a second consecutive day, the Delhi Development Authority on Saturday continued an anti-encroachment drive in the Mehrauli area amid protests by locals. Residents of the area said that the DDA had demolished two three-storeyed buildings near the Aulia Masjid at Andheria Mor along with shanties. On Friday, several three- and four-storeyed structures that had come up illegally on the agency’s land in the Aam Bagh, Brijwasi colony area of Mehrauli were demolished. A joint team of DDA officials on Friday had bulldozed an illegal structure in the Ghousiya slum colony and then demolished shanties near a local mosque.

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Delhi HC slams DDA for ‘negligence’; clears Signature View demolition
22 hours, 48 minutes ago

Delhi HC slams DDA for ‘negligence’; clears Signature View demolition

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday approved the demolition of Signature View Apartments in Mukherjee Nagar, criticising the Delhi Development Authority for “delinquency and gross negligence” that was “unpardonable” and endangered the lives of hundreds of residents. “The present cases are one of their kinds that bring to the fore shocking facts regarding the apathy displayed by DDA in getting …

Delhi High Court Orders DDA, MCD To Demarcate Their Jurisdictions; Asks LG To Consider Conducting Survey
1 month ago

Delhi High Court Orders DDA, MCD To Demarcate Their Jurisdictions; Asks LG To Consider Conducting Survey

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Development Authority and Municipal Corporation of Delhi to demarcate their boundaries and jurisdictions in the national capital with precision as far as possible.“The Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor is directed to consider extending the survey to the whole of Delhi so that the jurisdiction of all statutory. The Delhi High Court has directed the …

Locals protest demolition of mosque in Mumbai's Dharavi; BMC halts move for five days after talks
3 months ago

Locals protest demolition of mosque in Mumbai's Dharavi; BMC halts move for five days after talks

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Tension prevailed in Dharavi slum here on Saturday morning after hundreds of residents gathered on a road to oppose the civic authorities's plan to demolish portion of a mosque, an official said. By afternoon, trustees of the mosque held talks with officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and sought four to five days to remove the portion, which the …

Encroachments cleared near Ameenpur lake
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Encroachments cleared near Ameenpur lake

The Hindu  

Revenue department and municipality officials, in the presence of policemen, demolished buildings and structures in Ameenpur, built on the edge of the lake citing it as government property on Tuesday during the brief let up in the rain. But instead of doing a survey in the past three years, the government officials carried out demolitions even as I was protesting,” …

AAP question’s LG, BJP ‘silence’ on Ghazipur drowning deaths, seeks action on DDA officials
4 months, 3 weeks ago

AAP question’s LG, BJP ‘silence’ on Ghazipur drowning deaths, seeks action on DDA officials

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The spot where the incident took place. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi alleged that the part of the drain where the incident took place was under the jurisdiction of DDA, which, in return, alleged that the drain was under MCD’s jurisdiction. Calling the AAP’s blame game “unfortunate”, the statement added: “Ten years of deliberate inaction, lack of development …

HC directs DDA to fence Yamuna floodplains after clearing encroachments
4 months, 4 weeks ago

HC directs DDA to fence Yamuna floodplains after clearing encroachments

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Thursday directed the Delhi Development Authority to properly fence the area around the Yamuna floodplains, after removing all encroachments and illegal constructions. “Vice chairman, DDA, is directed to ensure that as and when encroachment is removed, the area around the Yamuna floodplains is properly fenced so that there is no encroachment,” a bench of acting …

Aam Aadmi Party blames Delhi BJP for slum demolitions in the national capital
5 months ago

Aam Aadmi Party blames Delhi BJP for slum demolitions in the national capital

The Hindu  

The Aam Aadmi Party continued to attack Delhi BJP MPs for not stepping in to prevent the demolition of slum colonies in their respective constituencies. Senior AAP leader Durgesh Pathak on Thursday alleged that the BJP MPs are making the poor homeless by getting their houses demolished through the departments under the Central government. Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor …

PMC demolishes encroachments in Deccan, Shivajinagar areas
5 months, 1 week ago

PMC demolishes encroachments in Deccan, Shivajinagar areas

Hindustan Times  

The Pune Municipal Corporation on Tuesday continued anti-encroachment action in Deccan Gymkhana, Sinhagad Road, Bhavani Peth and Dhanori areas. The drive targeted illegal shops, eateries and commercial establishments on Ferguson College Road, Deccan Gymkhana, Kalas, Dhanori, Shivajinagar and surrounding areas. During the action, staffers removed illegal flex, banners, and structures encroaching footpaths and roadsides, clearing almost 15,000 sq feet of …

Why is DDA conducting demolition drive in Delhi's Majnu Ka Tila?
5 months, 1 week ago

Why is DDA conducting demolition drive in Delhi's Majnu Ka Tila?

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Development Authority will be conducting a demolition drive in the Majnu Ka Tila locality on July 13 and 14 against the encroachment on the Yamuna flood plain near the South of Gurdwara. Residents of the area protest the DDA demolition drive at Majnu Ka Tila in north Delhi. The encroachment drive is being carried out to remove the …

Delhi HC orders DDA to remove all encroachments on Yamuna river bank
5 months, 1 week ago

Delhi HC orders DDA to remove all encroachments on Yamuna river bank

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Delhi high court has ordered the Delhi Development Authority to remove all encroachments and illegal construction on the Yamuna river bank, riverbed, and drains flowing into the river. Illegal constrictions at Yamuna river bank A bench of acting chief justice Manmohan and justice Tushar Rao Gedela, directed in its July 8 order, uploaded on Wednesday, the vice …

DDA ignores directions to remove official constructions on floodplain, builds more
8 months ago

DDA ignores directions to remove official constructions on floodplain, builds more

The Hindu  

Just over a hundred metres from the Wazirabad Bridge in north Delhi lies Sur Ghat, spread over an expanse of at least 2,000 square metres. The DDA, despite court orders, has not only failed to recover multiple such “official” encroachments, but has helmed further concretisation for official developmental works, The Hindu has found. But the DDA, after having renamed the …

Rat-hole miner’s kin refuse Delhi Development Authority’s offer for new house
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Rat-hole miner’s kin refuse Delhi Development Authority’s offer for new house

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Development Authority on Thursday said it offered an alternative accommodation to the family of one of the rat-hole miners involved in the Silkyara tunnel rescue operation but its offer was refused — a day after the agency demolished his house citing encroachment. On Wednesday afternoon, DDA demolished Hassan’s house in the Shriram Colony area of Khajoori Khas in …

Haldwani violence: Police station to be built on cleared land, says CM Dhami
10 months, 1 week ago

Haldwani violence: Police station to be built on cleared land, says CM Dhami

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced on Monday plans to construct a police station on the land cleared of encroachments in Haldwani's Banbhoolpura. Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami Taking to 'X', CM Dhami wrote, "Now a police station will be constructed at the place where illegal encroachment was removed in Banbhulpura, Haldwani." Haldwani violence • Six individuals, including …

Uttarakhand CM Dhami says police station to come up on land freed from encroachment in Haldwani
10 months, 1 week ago

Uttarakhand CM Dhami says police station to come up on land freed from encroachment in Haldwani

India TV News  

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said that a police station would come up on the land where the encroachment was removed in Haldwani’s Banbhoolpura, where violence erupted last week following the demolition of an illegally built madrassa. Referring to the Haldwani violence, the Chief Minister said that the way in which the police personnel and journalists were …

Govandi slum demolition stopped temporarily after residents’ protest
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Govandi slum demolition stopped temporarily after residents’ protest

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Demolitions in the Panchsheel Nagar slum in Govandi were stopped temporarily for seven days after 500 residents protested outside the BMC’s M East ward office on Thursday morning. Mumbai, India - Feb. 8, 2024: Residents of Panchsheel Nagar Basti, Govandi West protest outside the Govandi ward office after the Mumbai Municipal Corporation demolished their 200 houses in Panchsheel Nagar …

Delhi high court asks DDA to maintain status quo of Mehrauli mosque land
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi high court asks DDA to maintain status quo of Mehrauli mosque land

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday directed the Delhi Development Authority to maintain status quo of the land located in the city’s Mehrauli area, on which the 600-year-old Akhoondji Masjid was demolished, till February 12. The Delhi high court said that its order would not preclude DDA from acting against other illegal properties in the area. The court was considering …

Delhi High Court Directs DDA To Maintain Status Quo On Land Where 600-Yr-Old Mosque In Mehrauli Was Demolished
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Directs DDA To Maintain Status Quo On Land Where 600-Yr-Old Mosque In Mehrauli Was Demolished

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Delhi Development Authority to maintain status quo on the land on which the 600-year-old mosque, Masjid Akhonji, was demolished in city's Mehrauli area.Justice Sachin Datta passed the order while dealing with an urgent application filed by the Managing Committee of the Delhi Waqf Board. The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the …

DDA demolishes mosque in Mehrauli, cites drive against encroachments
10 months, 3 weeks ago

DDA demolishes mosque in Mehrauli, cites drive against encroachments

The Hindu  

The Delhi Development Authority on Tuesday carried out an “unannounced” demolition of a mosque in Mehrauli believed to have been constructed over 500 years ago, with officials citing the action as part of the agency’s drive against encroachments. Commenting on the action, a senior DDA official said the demolition was carried out following the Ridge Management Board’s decision to remove …

Delhi High Court Orders Status Quo On DDA’s Demolition Drive Against Various Properties In Mehrauli
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi High Court Orders Status Quo On DDA’s Demolition Drive Against Various Properties In Mehrauli

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered status quo on Delhi Development Authority’s action of demolishing various properties near Mehrauli Archaeological Park area, till February 16. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the order while hearing a bunch of pleas against the demolition drive being carried out by DDA near Mehrauli Archaeological Park in Ladha Sarai village.While. Justice Manmeet Pritam …

Delhi: LG VK Saxena Directs DDA To Halt Demolition Drive In Mehrauli, Ladha Sarai Amid Protests
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi: LG VK Saxena Directs DDA To Halt Demolition Drive In Mehrauli, Ladha Sarai Amid Protests

ABP News  

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Tuesday directed Delhi Development Authority to stop the ongoing demolition drive in Mehrauli and Ladha Sarai till further instructions, news agency ANI reported quoting the Delhi LG office's statement. Delhi LG VK Saxena directs DDA to stop the ongoing demolition drive in Mehrauli and Ladha Sarai till further instructions: Delhi LG office — ANI …

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea To Restrain DDA From Carrying Out Demolition Drive In Mehrauli Archeological Park Till Fresh Demarcation
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea To Restrain DDA From Carrying Out Demolition Drive In Mehrauli Archeological Park Till Fresh Demarcation

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea seeking directions to restrain Delhi Development Authority from carrying out its demolition drive near Mehrauli Archaeological Park till a fresh demarcation of the area is conducted.Justice Mini Pushkarna was hearing a plea moved by Mehrauli Minorities Resident and Shop Owners Welfare Association, a registered society, for. The Delhi High …

Mehrauli residents say legal buildings being razed
1 year, 10 months ago

Mehrauli residents say legal buildings being razed

The Hindu  

Demolitions by the Delhi Development Authority under its ‘anti-encroachment drive’ in Mehrauli continued for the fourth day, amid tight police presence near Bhool Bhulaiya monument. On Monday, AAP MLA Somnath Bharti urged Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena — also the DDA chairperson — to stop the drive and that a fresh demarcation exercise be conducted since the report tabled during the …

Delhi: Street vendors stage protest against MCD for 'anti-encroachment' drive
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi: Street vendors stage protest against MCD for 'anti-encroachment' drive

India TV News  

Anti-Encroachment Drive: Hundreds of street vendors on the Day 4 of the anti-encroachment drive from Delhi staged a protest outside the MCD office. The vendors raised slogans against MCD and demanded that they should be provided with dedicated, alternative spots to run their businesses. The vendors alleged that they have not been able to run their businesses since last year …

Delhi: Court orders to stop demolition for those filed review petitions in Mehrauli case
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi: Court orders to stop demolition for those filed review petitions in Mehrauli case

India TV News  

Mehrauli: As the anti-encroachment drive in New Delhi's Mehrauli continued for the fourth consecutive day on Monday, a large number of locals whose structures were declared illegal held a protest and created a ruckus. While staging a protest against the anti-encroachment drive, the locals termed it "hooliganism" amid the fact that the matter was pending in the court. The DDA …

Cries & Protests in Delhi's Mehrauli as Demolition Drive Leaves Residents Homeless; DDA Calls it 'Court-Mandated Exercise'
1 year, 10 months ago

Cries & Protests in Delhi's Mehrauli as Demolition Drive Leaves Residents Homeless; DDA Calls it 'Court-Mandated Exercise'

News 18  

The Delhi Development Authority has said the demolition drive in the city’s Mehrauli area is a “court-mandated exercise” to “secure the Mehrauli Archaeological Park from encroachment.” Protest erupted in the area after the DDA launched the demolition drive in the Mehrauli Archaeological Park area on Friday. DDA’s Statement In a statement on Saturday, DDA said that the drive to clear …

'Under British rule': AAP slams BJP over Mehrauli demolition
1 year, 10 months ago

'Under British rule': AAP slams BJP over Mehrauli demolition

India Today  

The Aam Aadmi Party has lashed out at the BJP over the demolition drive in Delhi's Mehrauli and said this used to happen during the British era. Mehrauli àä®àå‡àä‚ Bulldozer àä²àä¿àä àäŠàä‚àäšàå‡-àäŠàä‚àäšàå‡ àäÆàä¶àä¿àäïàä¾àäèàå‡ àääàå‹àäáàä¼àå‡ àäœàä¾ àä°àä¹àå‡ àä¹àåˆàä‚ àä²àå‹àä—àå‹àä‚ àä•àå‡ àäªàä¾àä¸ âœ House Tax ✠Registry àäëàä¿àä° àä•àä¿àä¸ àä¹àä• àä¸àå‡ àä˜àä° àääàå‹àäáàä¼ àä°àä¹àå€ àä¹àåˆ BJP? àä®àä¹àä¿àä²àä¾àäàä‚ Balcony àä¸àå‡ àäšàä¿àä²àåàä²àä¾ àä°àä¹àå€ àä¹àåˆàä‚ …

Mehbooba Mufti detained during protest against J&K anti-encroachment drive
1 year, 10 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti detained during protest against J&K anti-encroachment drive

The Hindu  

PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti was on February 8 detained by police during a protest in Delhi against the J&K administration’s anti-encroachment drive in the Union Terrritory. Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir hit out at the Lieutenant Governor’s administration over the anti-encroachment drive, with Ms. Mufti accusing the BJP Government of turning the Union Territory into Afghanistan by “demolishing the …

Massive Demolition Drives in South Delhi This Year, Action Set to Intensify, Says MCD
2 years, 3 months ago

Massive Demolition Drives in South Delhi This Year, Action Set to Intensify, Says MCD

News 18  

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Friday said it had conducted a “massive demolition drive” against unauthorise constructions in its south zone this year. The south zone has conducted a “massive demolition and sealing action drive” in different areas between January 1 and August 18 this year. As many as 473 actions related to demolition and 157 sealing actions have …

Can’t evict people overnight without notice: Delhi HC
2 years, 4 months ago

Can’t evict people overnight without notice: Delhi HC

Hindustan Times  

Encroachers on a public land cannot be evicted “with a bulldozer at their doorstep early in the morning or late in the evening” without any notice, thus rendering them completely unsheltered, the Delhi high court ruled on Wednesday, but added that a person encroaching upon government land cannot claim that he is entitled to rehabilitation as a matter of right. …

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to meet AAP MLAs today over anti-encroachment drive in city
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to meet AAP MLAs today over anti-encroachment drive in city

India Today  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is set to hold a key meeting with AAP MLAs on Monday over the anti-encroachment drive by the BJP-ruled civic bodies in different parts of the city. The city civic bodies have been carrying out anti-encroachment drives in several parts of Delhi, including Shaheen Bagh, Madanpur Khadar, New Friends Colony, Mangolpuri, Karol Bagh, Khyala, and …

Delhi anti-encroachment drive: Deputy CM Manish Sisodia urges Amit Shah to stop 'destruction', says 70% of people in Capital will be rendered homeless
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi anti-encroachment drive: Deputy CM Manish Sisodia urges Amit Shah to stop 'destruction', says 70% of people in Capital will be rendered homeless

Firstpost  

In an online briefing, Delhi Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia claimed that the civic bodies have a plan to raze 63 lakh dwellings in the national capital. ‘This will lead to huge destruction,’ he said New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah urging him to stop the “destruction” ensuing in the …

South Delhi civic body to conduct demolition drive in two zones today
2 years, 7 months ago

South Delhi civic body to conduct demolition drive in two zones today

India Today  

The civic authorities in the national capital are carrying out an anti-encroachment drive in various localities amid strong protests. South Delhi Municipal Corporation will undertake an anti-encroachment drive in two zones today. On May 11, civic authorities carried out a round of planned anti-encroachment drives in Najafgarh and West Zones of the SDMC, removing temporary structures put up illegally, a …

North Delhi civic body seeks police force for demolition drive in Prem Nagar
2 years, 7 months ago

North Delhi civic body seeks police force for demolition drive in Prem Nagar

India Today  

Amid the ongoing anti-encroachment drive at various places in the national capital, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation has sought adequate police force to carry out the demolition drive. NDMC Commissioner Sanjay Goel said that the civic body removed temporary encroachments from Mangol Puri, Y-1 block in ward no 46 with the help of local police. NDMC commissioner Sanjay Goel said …

Delhi: Bulldozer rolls in Dwarka Sector 3, drive cancelled in Seelampur due to lack of force
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi: Bulldozer rolls in Dwarka Sector 3, drive cancelled in Seelampur due to lack of force

India Today  

Amid the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in several parts of the national capital, a demolition drive against illegal encroachment is underway in Dwarka Sector 3. Today, we will conduct a drive at New Seelampur," Syamsundar Agarwal, East Delhi Mayor, had earlier said, as reported by news agency ANI. SHAHEEN BAGH DRIVE Earlier on Monday, an anti-encroachment drive failed in Delhi's Shaheen …

SDMC Carries Out Demolition Drive in New Friends Colony, Mangolpuri After Shaheen Bagh Stir
2 years, 7 months ago

SDMC Carries Out Demolition Drive in New Friends Colony, Mangolpuri After Shaheen Bagh Stir

News 18  

A day after the Supreme Court refused to grant a stay on the South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s demolition drive amid huge protests by locals, the civic body has brought in bulldozers in the New Friends Colony area and Mangolpuri to carry out an anti-encroachment drive as scheduled. #WATCH Bulldozer being brought to New Friends Colony area of Delhi where the …

Shaheen Bagh demolition drive: Bulldozers called off amid uproar by locals; matter to be heard by SC
2 years, 7 months ago

Shaheen Bagh demolition drive: Bulldozers called off amid uproar by locals; matter to be heard by SC

India Today  

Bulldozers reached Shaheen Bagh on Monday as the South Delhi Municipal Corporation pushed ahead with its anti-encroachment drive in the locality that was the hotbed of the anti-CAA stir a few years ago. An excavator seen in Shaheen Bagh ahead of an anti-encroachment drive on Monday Delhi | Locals continue to protest at Shaheen Bagh amid the anti-encroachment drive here. …

India: Demolition in Shaheen Bagh halted after residents protest
2 years, 7 months ago

India: Demolition in Shaheen Bagh halted after residents protest

Al Jazeera  

Authorities stop a demolition drive in Muslim-majority area at the heart of citizenship protests after hundreds gather in protest. Authorities in New Delhi have stopped a demolition drive in Shaheen Bagh – a Muslim-majority neighbourhood at the heart of 2019-20 citizenship protests – after hundreds of residents and a number of opposition party workers gathered in protest. The demolition drive …

Delhi Civic Bodies Planning to Demolish Over 2,600 Unauthorised Colonies: Sisodia
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi Civic Bodies Planning to Demolish Over 2,600 Unauthorised Colonies: Sisodia

News 18  

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday alleged that the BJP, which is ruling the three civic bodies here, was planning to raze constructions in 1,750 unauthorised irregular and 860 slum colonies. Addressing a press conference here, Sisodia also said the BJP-ruled municipalities — south, north and east — had issued notices to nearly three lakh people in the …

Demolition drives to continue in BJP-led East Delhi Municipal Corporation, says mayor
2 years, 7 months ago

Demolition drives to continue in BJP-led East Delhi Municipal Corporation, says mayor

Firstpost  

The issue of encroachment has become a flashpoint between the BJP and AAP of late, especially since the BJP-led north corporation bulldozed illegal encroachment in the violence-hit Jahangirpuri area, sparking widespread outrage New Delhi: East Delhi Mayor Shyam Sunder Aggarwal on Friday said action against encroachment will continue and that no “illegal activity” will be permitted in the name of …

No police help, demolition drive halted for second day
2 years, 7 months ago

No police help, demolition drive halted for second day

Hindustan Times  

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s plan to carry out anti-encroachment drives in Okhla failed to take off on Friday after Delhi Police declined to provide police personnel for assistance and protection for the second consecutive day, saying that most of force was already engaged in law-and-order duty to ensure peaceful Friday prayers. According to an action plan from the municipality, …

Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta writes again to Mayors of East and South Delhi asking them to take action against ‘illegal encroachment’ by the Rohingya
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta writes again to Mayors of East and South Delhi asking them to take action against ‘illegal encroachment’ by the Rohingya

The Hindu  

Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party Chief Adesh Gupta, on whose suggestion action was taken in Jahangirpuri by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, has written more letters to the Mayors of South and East Delhi corporations to act against encroachers. He tweeted, “Wrote to mayors and commissioners of South and East corporations asking them to take strict action by using bulldozer against …

Demolition drive to continue for illegal construction, says Delhi BJP chief
2 years, 7 months ago

Demolition drive to continue for illegal construction, says Delhi BJP chief

India Today  

Ahead of civic body polls in the national capital, BJP's Delhi unit chief Adesh Gupta has said that bulldozers will continue to do what they are meant for. The court's orders will be strictly followed at Jahangirpuri but in the rest of Delhi, we will continue demolition of illegal buildings," said Adesh Gupta, president, Delhi BJP. The party president has …

'You Need Bulldozer to Remove Chairs, Tables?' Top Quotes as SC Extends Delhi Demolition Stay
2 years, 8 months ago

'You Need Bulldozer to Remove Chairs, Tables?' Top Quotes as SC Extends Delhi Demolition Stay

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered status quo till further orders over the BJP-ruled North Delhi Municipal Corporation’s anti-encroachment drive in the capital’s troubled Jahangirpuri area which was rocked by communal violence on Hanuman Jayanti last week. It is not a forum for politics and this forum is to show that rule of law prevails.” Kapil Sibal: I want stay …

Supreme Court stepped in to stop demolition in Delhi’s violence-hit Jahangirpuri
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court stepped in to stop demolition in Delhi’s violence-hit Jahangirpuri

Hindustan Times  

Hours after several bulldozers entered Delhi’s violence-hit Jahangirpuri on Tuesday and began tearing down alleged illegal constructions and encroachments in the area, the Supreme Court ordered a status quo on the demolition drive by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, restraining the authorities from proceeding any further -- although it took at least another 90 minutes for the local body to …

Photos: In Delhi's Jahangirpuri, a demolition in images
2 years, 8 months ago

Photos: In Delhi's Jahangirpuri, a demolition in images

Hindustan Times  

Photos: In Delhi's Jahangirpuri, a demolition in images Amid a heavy paramilitary and police presence, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation bulldozed illegal structures in Delhi’s Jahangipuri, which was. Amid a heavy paramilitary and police presence, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation bulldozed illegal structures in Delhi’s Jahangipuri, which was then stopped a couple of hours following a Supreme Court order. Several …

"It Will Become Garbage Land": Delhi High Court Expresses Concern Over Condition Of Public Parks Near Jama Masjid
2 years, 8 months ago

"It Will Become Garbage Land": Delhi High Court Expresses Concern Over Condition Of Public Parks Near Jama Masjid

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday expressed concern over the illegal and unauthorised encroachment of public parks situated around Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Tomb and Meena Bazaar Market in Jama Masjid area of the city.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla thus ordered the North Delhi Municipal Corporation and the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement. …

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