No further encroachment be allowed in Amir Khusro Park: HC

A Bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath said that it has passed a specific direction in October last year in this regard, so Delhi Development Authority (DDA) should conduct a survey and find out who are the encroachers.

The court’s observation were made on Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain’s submission, appearing for DDA, that there can be a law and order problem at the time of removal of the encroachers.

He said that there are many families residing in the area, so the agency cannot just run a bulldozer.

DDA’s counsel further submitted that the land-owning agency is putting a wall around the area and deploying guards to keep a check on unauthorised encroachment.

The court said that it cannot go like this and it will have to hear the issue and pass the order. It asked DDA to file an affidavit with regard to its earlier order. To ensure its directions are seriously complied with, the Court had on February 24 sought the presence of the Chief Engineer, DDA, and the Deputy Commissioner of Police, concerned to report enforcement of its orders.