Overview
- The court directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to complete a comprehensive on-ground survey in the Jama Masjid area within two months to verify alleged encroachments and illegal use.
- A Division Bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia disposed of the PIL and ordered appropriate legal action with expedition if violations are found.
- The judges said photographs filed with the petition were insufficient to form a definite opinion and required administrative verification by the MCD.
- Petitioners, represented by advocate Hemant Choudhary, alleged unauthorised parking, commercial operations and residential construction on MCD parks, citing RTI replies showing no land allotment; they named a terrace café, a chemist and an unlicensed hospital.
- Police reported clashes during an MCD demolition near Faiz-e-Ilahi Mosque by Turkman Gate on Wednesday, with minor injuries to five personnel, underscoring the sensitivities around enforcement near heritage and Waqf-managed sites.