Taking serious view of the Centre’s move to regularise 1400 unauthorised colonies in Delhi, without providing basic amenities like water, power and roads, the Supreme Court directed the Delhi government to file an affidavit stating therein the steps being taken to provide basic infrastructure for resettlement colonies having a population over 25 lakh.
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There are over two lakh traders in the city who operate from rented properties in commercial areas. Most of them pay less than Rs 3,000 a month as rent for shops in prime locations. The Supreme Court order could lead to their eviction.
The market areas where a large number of such shops are located [...]
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The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Thursday said that it would be filing an affidavit in Supreme Court that the term village abadi also includes urbanised villages like Shahpur Jat and Haus Khas. Therefore, the relief provided to traders in rural villages, under the Central government notification issued on January 30, should also [...]
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Supreme Court on Friday ordered that the residential premises, which were sealed earlier for carrying out commercial activity, should be de-sealed without the violator paying penalty for misuse.
The apex court-appointed monitoring committee, mandated to supervise the sealing drive against illegal structures and illegal use of residential premises, was insisting on payment of hefty misuser [...]
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