SDMC defers sealing drive in Amar Colony

In a relief to residents of south Delhi's Amar Colony, the SDMC has deferred sealing drive scheduled for Tuesday.

The move comes after Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari met Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri in this regard last week.

The Land and Development Office (L&DO) of the Urban Affairs Ministry, in a communication to the SDMC on Monday, clarified that the 'C-Type tenements' in Amar Colony are covered under the NCT of Delhi(Special Provisions) Act, 2011 and no punitive action can be carried out there, said a senior SDMC official.

Earlier in the day, Delhi's Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain also said that sealing drive cannot be conducted in Amar Colony as the Special Provisions Act is applicable there.

"As per the act, any building built before 2009 cannot be acted against till 2020. If the monitoring committee wants to undertake any demolition or take any action, it must take permission from the Supreme Court before doing so," he told ...