Court asks Delhi for encroachment removal status
1 Nov 2012 8:15 AM IST
The city government was asked by the Delhi High Court on Wednesday to respond to a PIL seeking removal of illegal encroachments and constructions on the city roads for free flow of traffic and common use.
A bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw issued notices to Delhi government and also to Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), city police and sought their responses by 6 February 2013.
The court was hearing a PIL filed by Anil Dutt Sharma, a resident of New Seemapuri, seeking directions to government and other authorities to remove entire ‘illegal’ constructions from city roads.
The petition said ‘direct Delhi government, DDA, MCD and police to remove entire illegal encroachments, illegal constructions on the pavements, roadsides, roadside-drains, parking places, common areas, green lands in the entire areas of Delhi and also to clear each and every road, lane, park, parking area and common place in Delhi for free traffic and common use as per the existing mater plan.’
Appearing for the petitioner, advocate Asit Kumar Roy said the petitioner has filed various RTI applications seeking information of status of encroachment and unauthorised constructions, actions and remedies for free footpath, parks, pavements, common parking areas, green belts and areas of mandatory free-lands from encroachments.
The petition said ‘the innocent general public of all classes in Delhi are exploited and were subjected to mental agony and physical harassment.’
A bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw issued notices to Delhi government and also to Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), city police and sought their responses by 6 February 2013.
The court was hearing a PIL filed by Anil Dutt Sharma, a resident of New Seemapuri, seeking directions to government and other authorities to remove entire ‘illegal’ constructions from city roads.
The petition said ‘direct Delhi government, DDA, MCD and police to remove entire illegal encroachments, illegal constructions on the pavements, roadsides, roadside-drains, parking places, common areas, green lands in the entire areas of Delhi and also to clear each and every road, lane, park, parking area and common place in Delhi for free traffic and common use as per the existing mater plan.’
Appearing for the petitioner, advocate Asit Kumar Roy said the petitioner has filed various RTI applications seeking information of status of encroachment and unauthorised constructions, actions and remedies for free footpath, parks, pavements, common parking areas, green belts and areas of mandatory free-lands from encroachments.
The petition said ‘the innocent general public of all classes in Delhi are exploited and were subjected to mental agony and physical harassment.’
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