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 …
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 …
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 …
The day was March 5, 2014, and the Model Code of Conduct was to kick in the following day. Addressed to the Secretary of the Ministry of Urban Development, the note read, “Denotification of 123 properties in Delhi under the control of Land & Development Office & Delhi Development Authority allowing the title to revert to Delhi Waqf Board be …