The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that it will not demolish, without issuing prior notice, any unauthorised construction in houses belonging to certain individuals allegedly involved in a clash in Uttam Nagar during Holi festivities on March 4 that left a 26-year-old man dead.
According to the police, the clash was triggered by a row over a water balloon thrown by a girl from the victim’s family that accidentally hit a woman from the neighbour’s family.
The civic body made the statement before Justice Amit Bansal on petitions filed by Jarina, mother of Imran, one of the accused, and Shahnaz, whose children were questioned by the police in the case. The petitioners’ counsel said they apprehended that the MCD would demolish their houses without following the due process of law.
The MCD’s counsel said the statement was applicable only to the houses in question in the case.
Following the submission, Justice Bansal closed the proceedings on the petitions. “Senior advocate Sanjay Poddar said the MCD shall not take action against unauthorised constructions without issuing notice to the petitioners. He also submitted that any action shall be in accordance with the Supreme Court judgment [on demolitions],” the court said.
