Umesh Joshi v. Delhi Development Authority & ANR

$~13 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 9177/2016, CM No. 37125/2016 UMESH JOSHI ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr. Sunder Khatri, Adv. with Ms. Shital Khatri & Ms. Suman P.

Singh, Advs.

versus DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY & ANR ..... Respondent Through:

Mr. Dhanesh Relan, SC for DDA with Ms. Komal Sorout & Ms. Mrinalini Sharma, Advs. for R-1 Ms. Namita Roy, Adv. for R-2

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO

O R D E R

% 29.10.2018 This matter pertains to unauthorized construction in the society i.e Media Co-operative Group Housing Society, Plot No. 18 A, Sector-7, Dwarka, New Delhi-75. In the matter of illegal/unauthorized construction, this Court has passed a detailed order dated 20.09.2018 in W.P.(C) No.1807/2018 titled as Devender v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Ors. and connected cases (batch of 16 cases) wherein we have taken note of the fact that Hon'ble Supreme Court is seized of the issue pertaining to illegal constructions both ongoing and constructions already concluded and passed various orders including orders dated 24.04.2018 and 18.07.2018 passed in

Writ Petition(s) (Civil) No(s). 4677/1985 M.C. Mehta v. Union of India & Ors.

We are informed that based on various directions issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, the Delhi Development Authority vide Office Memorandum No. O-33011/1/2006-DDI dated April 25, 2018 has constituted a Special Task Force consisting of about 15 Members, the objective of the Task Force and the Rules and procedure for functioning of the Task Force has been brought to our notice. That apart, by another Office Memorandum No.

O-33011/1/2006DDI issued by the DDA on May 23, 2018, an action plan for monitoring all ongoing construction activities in Delhi, fixing of responsibilities in case of violation of Master Plan, unified Building Byelaws and issues with regard to illegal constructions have been dealt with and even a plan for receipt of complaint with regard to illegal and unauthorized constructions already made and steps to be taken for their removal have been indicated. Keeping in view the aforesaid, the purpose of the present writ petition filed before us in public interest stands fulfilled. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file a complaint before the appropriate Committee as indicated hereinabove.

CHIEF JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO, J OCTOBER 29, 2018/ak