Central Vista Redevelopment Project: Nothing happening to Delhi Waqf properties, Centre tells Delhi High Court

Central Vista Redevelopment Project: Nothing happening to Delhi Waqf properties, Centre tells Delhi High Court Solicitor General Tushar Mehta urged Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva to adjourn for 3 weeks the Board's plea seeking preservation and protection of its heritage properties that are likely to be impacted by the project and said that being a “long plan”, the redevelopment has not reached the properties in question. Highlights The court adjourned hearing in the case till January 20 Delhi Waqf Board was represented by senior advocate Sanjoy Ghose Delhi HIgh Court had granted time to Centre to state its stand on the petition in September The Centre Wednesday assured the Delhi High Court that “nothing is happening” to Delhi Waqf Board properties in the vicinity of the ongoing Central Vista Redevelopment Project. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta urged Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva to adjourn for three weeks the Board's plea seeking preservation and protection of its heritage properties that are likely to be impacted by the project and said that being a “long plan”, the redevelopment has not reached the properties in question. In its petition, the Delhi Waqf Board- represented by senior advocate Sanjoy Ghose- has sought the preservation and protection of six of its properties in the area in which the redevelopment work is ongoing - Masjid Zabta Ganj at Mansingh Road, Jama Masjid at Red Cross Road, Masjid Sunehri Bagh Road Near Udyog Bhawan, Mazar Sunehri Bagh Road behind Moti Lal Nehru Marg, Masjid Krishi Bhawan inside Krishi Bhawan Compound and Masjid Vice President at the official residence of the Vice President of India.