Delhi Sealing: Supreme Court reserves order on contempt proceedings against Manoj Tiwari
India | October 30, 2018 15:27 ISTTiwari had allegedly broken the seal of an illegal premises that was sealed by the civic agency in the national capital.
Tiwari had allegedly broken the seal of an illegal premises that was sealed by the civic agency in the national capital.
A case was registered against the Delhi BJP chief after an EDMC complaint, citing that Tiwari had tampered with the seal of a dairy that was shut down for running illegally.
"It is a very unfortunate thing. Obviously, somebody is putting pressure on the STF. We do not know whether its builders or others. From the report, it appears that the STF is under pressure," the bench said.
The decision came after the Centre told the top court that it has not instructed authorities to stop sealing drive in Delhi.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave a tongue-lashing to the Centre, Delhi government and civic agencies for their failure to stop unauthorised constructions in the national capital.
The top court came down heavily on the Centre and other authorities for their “failure” to do their job, saying due to this, such a situation has arisen and termed it a “very serious issue” concerning governance.
The all-party meeting with the monitoring committee members held at Delhi Secretariat was attended by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari and other leaders.
Reacting to the demand of an ordinance by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to stop the drive, Puri said there was a tendency to "highlight victimhood" as part of "populist politics" in a democracy.
The chief minister termed the ongoing sealing drive a "dangerous attack" on traders and said an all party-delegation, including his cabinet colleagues, would meet the Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee to resolve the issue.
On the first day of the budget session of the Delhi Assembly starting Friday, the party will expose the Bharatiya Janata Party's incompetence, AAP Chief Spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said.
From Amar Colony Market to Karol Bagh, shopkeepers raised slogans and waved black flags to lodge their protest, under the banner of the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT).
A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta asked the DDA's counsel how the conversion charge for commercial use of upper residential floors of various markets in the national capital had been reduced.
The DDA today approved the proposed amendment to the Master Plan 2021 for Delhi, which includes bringing an uniform floor-area ratio (FAR) for shop-cum-residence plots and complexes at par with residential plots.
Traders' body Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said that a mega rally against the sealing drive will be held at the Ramleela Maidan on February 15.
Earlier in the day, high drama was witnessed outside Kejriwal's residence when a delegation of BJP leaders went to visit the chief minister to discuss the issue of ongoing sealing drive in Delhi.
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