Final Up to date:January 01, 2026, 17:25 IST
Delhi HC had disposed of a petition that claimed a number of unauthorised eateries are functioning in multi-storey buildings for industrial functions with out authorized approvals.
The courtroom famous that the Delhi Improvement Authority (DDA) had already registered a suo motu grievance concerning the matter. (Picture by way of X)
Cafes, bars and eating places in Delhi’s in style Majnu Ka Tila space are underneath the scanner after the Delhi Excessive Courtroom directed authorities to take motion in opposition to institutions working with out accepted constructing plans and correct security measures. The order was delivered on December 24.
A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela disposed of a petition that claimed a number of unauthorised eating places in Majnu Ka Tila, located on the Yamuna river financial institution, are functioning in multi-storey buildings for industrial functions with out authorized approvals.
The courtroom famous that the Delhi Improvement Authority (DDA) had already registered a suo motu grievance concerning the matter. “We get rid of the petition with a path to the authorities to take applicable motion which can be warranted underneath regulation after reviewing the grievances of the petitioner,” the bench had stated. The courtroom requested that vital motion be taken rapidly, ideally inside three months.
In the course of the listening to, Justice Gedela noticed that a lot of Delhi College college students frequent cafes and eateries within the space and emphasised that well timed motion should be ensured. In a lighter remark, Chief Justice Upadhyaya had remarked, “Besides the momos cart, the whole lot shall be eliminated.”
The petitioners, Arnav Singh and one other particular person, sought instructions to the Municipal Company of Delhi (MCD) and Delhi Fireplace Providers to implement the Nationwide Constructing Code and hearth security laws within the space. They identified that many buildings in Majnu Ka Tila and close by New Aruna Nagar rise as much as seven or eight flooring, typically with unlawful basements, rooftops and leisure amenities.
The plea claimed that the structural and operational situations of those buildings create an “rapid and life-threatening hazard.” Most buildings lack staircases past the third or fourth ground, leaving solely small, low-capacity lifts for vertical entry. The petition additionally cited the current nightclub hearth in Goa as a warning of the potential risks.
DDA’s counsel confirmed {that a} suo motu grievance had been filed on the particular activity power portal, and the courtroom emphasised that authorities should evaluation it and take motion immediately.
(With inputs from PTI)
January 01, 2026, 17:21 IST
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