Overview
- The Delhi Development Authority on Friday demolished a bungalow on Khasra No. 596 in Tilpath Valley, reclaiming about 0.5 acre after the High Court declined to grant a stay on December 10.
- In the first phase on December 5, officials identified nine properties across Khasra Nos. 595, 596 and 620 and razed five structures, recovering roughly four acres.
- Three targeted properties remain protected by active Delhi High Court stay orders, limiting further demolitions for now.
- DDA officials say the structures are illegal encroachments on land acquired and designated for a biodiversity park and are not shielded by the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Special Provisions) Act, 2014.
- The operation began early in the morning with heavy police and paramilitary deployment; the owner says the plot was bought in 1993 and the house built around 1999–2000, with court hearings expected next week.