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Delhi’s Crackdown: 217 Properties Razed, 237 Sealed in June

Representative image NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) demolished 14 properties and sealed 25 establishments on Monday as part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal constructions and violations. Inspections by the Revenue Department have exceeded 770 in the past 10 days, officials reported. Since the hotel fire in Malviya Nagar on June 3, the civic body has demolished 217 properties and sealed 237 others as part of this enforcement drive. In this period, the MCD issued 330 show-cause notices for unauthorized constructions, 151 sealing notices, and 91 demolition orders. The Revenue Department’s daily inspection report indicated 29 sites…

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SC: Arrest Anyone Laying Bricks Amid Chandi Chowk Ban

NEW DELHI: On Friday, the Supreme Court criticized unauthorized constructions in the Chandi Chowk area, despite an existing court ban, and instructed the Delhi Police to arrest anyone involved in such activities. A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi instructed the Delhi Police commissioner to organize patrols in the area and to immediately halt illegal constructions. “The Commissioner of Police must ensure a police team is deployed for regular patrolling and that all demolition orders issued by the MCD, which have not been stayed by the courts, are followed diligently. Any illegal constructions must be sealed immediately,” the…