Firstpost
  • Home
  • Video Shows
    Vantage Firstpost America Firstpost Africa First Sports
  • World
    US News
  • Explainers
  • News
    India Opinion Cricket Tech Entertainment Sports Health Photostories
  • Asia Cup 2025
Apple Incorporated Modi ji Justin Trudeau Trending

Sections

  • Home
  • Live TV
  • Videos
  • Shows
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Health
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • Web Stories
  • Business
  • Impact Shorts

Shows

  • Vantage
  • Firstpost America
  • Firstpost Africa
  • First Sports
  • Fast and Factual
  • Between The Lines
  • Flashback
  • Live TV

Events

  • Raisina Dialogue
  • Independence Day
  • Champions Trophy
  • Delhi Elections 2025
  • Budget 2025
  • US Elections 2024
  • Firstpost Defence Summit
Trending:
  • Nepal protests
  • Nepal Protests Live
  • Vice-presidential elections
  • iPhone 17
  • IND vs PAK cricket
  • Israel-Hamas war
fp-logo
Delhi sealing drive: Centre to file reply in SC justifying law protecting unauthorised construction
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Apple Incorporated Modi ji Justin Trudeau Trending

Sections

  • Home
  • Live TV
  • Videos
  • Shows
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Health
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • Web Stories
  • Business
  • Impact Shorts

Shows

  • Vantage
  • Firstpost America
  • Firstpost Africa
  • First Sports
  • Fast and Factual
  • Between The Lines
  • Flashback
  • Live TV

Events

  • Raisina Dialogue
  • Independence Day
  • Champions Trophy
  • Delhi Elections 2025
  • Budget 2025
  • US Elections 2024
  • Firstpost Defence Summit
  • Home
  • India
  • Delhi sealing drive: Centre to file reply in SC justifying law protecting unauthorised construction

Delhi sealing drive: Centre to file reply in SC justifying law protecting unauthorised construction

Press Trust of India • February 15, 2018, 18:22:38 IST
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter

Centre told the SC that it would submit a reply “justifying” a special 2006 law which protects unauthorised construction from being sealed in Delhi.

Advertisement
Subscribe Join Us
Add as a preferred source on Google
Prefer
Firstpost
On
Google
Delhi sealing drive: Centre to file reply in SC justifying law protecting unauthorised construction

New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it would submit a reply “justifying” a special 2006 law which protects unauthorised construction from being sealed in Delhi. The Centre told a bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta that it had nothing to do with the sealing as it was for the municipal agencies in Delhi to look into it. [caption id=“attachment_4346843” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]File image of Supreme Court of India. AP File image of Supreme Court of India. AP[/caption] Additional Solicitor General (ASG) AN S Nadkarni, representing the Centre, told the bench that entire documents of the case were not available and they would file an affidavit after looking into all the details. “I have a draft but I have to see all the documents. I do not want to file a sketchy affidavit,” Nadkarni said, adding, “We have nothing to do with the sealing. We are concerned with the law. Sealing is for the municipal agencies to look into”. Senior advocate Ranjit Kumar, assisting the court as an amicus curiae in the matter, said the issue was of 2006 and it was strange that after 12 years, the Centre wants to file an affidavit. To this, the bench observed, “According to Union of India, the Supreme Court is responsible for the delay”. The bench, while asking the Centre to file a reply in three weeks, posted the matter for hearing on 2 April. “The ASG says that he will collect the papers from the amicus and file an affidavit justifying the Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2006 within a period of three weeks from today. We make it clear that no further time will be granted,” the bench noted in its order. “For a proper management of the cases, we make it clear that we do not propose to hear any counsel on behalf of the petitioners. If there are any submissions that they wish to make, they may do so through the amicus. We will, of course, hear the Union of India, the DDA (Delhi Development Authority), the Delhi Government and the corporations,” the bench said. The bench would deal with the issue of validity of the Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2006 and subsequent legislations. The apex court had earlier said that the authorities do not appear to have carried out their statutory duties in preventing illegal construction in Delhi. It had in December last year observed that rule of law over sanction to construct buildings has “completely broken down” in Delhi while expressing concern over rampant illegal construction. The apex court had also ordered restoration of its 2006 monitoring committee to identify and seal such offending structures. The monitoring committee, comprising KJ Rao, former advisor to the Election Commissioner, Bhure Lal, chairman, EPCA and Major General (Retd) Som Jhingan, was set up in 24 March, 2006, by the apex court. The court had earlier said it had asked the committee not to seal any premises from 2012, expecting the authorities to carry out their statutory duties.

Tags
BJP Delhi NewsTracker Supreme Court Centre AAP unauthorised construction Sealing drive
End of Article
Latest News
Find us on YouTube
Subscribe
End of Article

Impact Shorts

NDA's CP Radhakrishnan wins vice presidential election

NDA's CP Radhakrishnan wins vice presidential election

CP Radhakrishnan of BJP-led NDA won the vice presidential election with 452 votes, defeating INDIA bloc's B Sudershan Reddy who secured 300 votes. The majority mark was 377.

More Impact Shorts

Top Stories

Israel targets top Hamas leaders in Doha; Qatar, Iran condemn strike as violation of sovereignty

Israel targets top Hamas leaders in Doha; Qatar, Iran condemn strike as violation of sovereignty

Nepal: Oli to continue until new PM is sworn in, nation on edge as all branches of govt torched

Nepal: Oli to continue until new PM is sworn in, nation on edge as all branches of govt torched

Who is CP Radhakrishnan, India's next vice-president?

Who is CP Radhakrishnan, India's next vice-president?

Israel informed US ahead of strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha, says White House

Israel informed US ahead of strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha, says White House

Israel targets top Hamas leaders in Doha; Qatar, Iran condemn strike as violation of sovereignty

Israel targets top Hamas leaders in Doha; Qatar, Iran condemn strike as violation of sovereignty

Nepal: Oli to continue until new PM is sworn in, nation on edge as all branches of govt torched

Nepal: Oli to continue until new PM is sworn in, nation on edge as all branches of govt torched

Who is CP Radhakrishnan, India's next vice-president?

Who is CP Radhakrishnan, India's next vice-president?

Israel informed US ahead of strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha, says White House

Israel informed US ahead of strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha, says White House

Top Shows

Vantage Firstpost America Firstpost Africa First Sports

QUICK LINKS

  • Mumbai Rains
Latest News About Firstpost
Most Searched Categories
  • Web Stories
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • IPL 2025
NETWORK18 SITES
  • News18
  • Money Control
  • CNBC TV18
  • Forbes India
  • Advertise with us
  • Sitemap
Firstpost Logo

is on YouTube

Subscribe Now

Copyright @ 2024. Firstpost - All Rights Reserved

About Us Contact Us Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Terms Of Use
Home Video Shorts Live TV