Parliament Winter Session 2023: Both the Houses passed the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2023 through a voice vote. The Bill, which seeks to extend the validity of a central act addressing unauthorised colonies and slum relocation, was earlier passed by the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. The Bill amends the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second Act, 2011. The Act protects unauthorised development and encroachment by specified persons in the Union Territory of Delhi from punitive action. These include slum dwellers, hawkers, unauthorised colonies, schools, religious and cultural institutions, and agricultural godowns. It requires the central government to take certain measures to address these issues. These include finalising norms, policy guidelines, and strategies, and making orderly arrangements for relocation and rehabilitation. Meanwhile, Lok Sabha also took up the three bills to replace the Indian Penal Code of 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) of 1973 and Indian Evidence Act, of 1872 for consideration and passing.