Tuesday, May 23 2006 15:09 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear a petition today (May 23,2006) challenging the provisions of the law which places a one-year moratorium on the sealing and demolitions drive in the capital.

A Vacation Bench comprising Justice Arijit Pasayat and Justice R V Raveendran decided to hear the petition at 3.15 pm, after advocate R S Panjwani mentioned the PIL for urgent hearing.

The petition, moved jointly by the Delhi Residents Welfare Associations Front and an NGO Citizens Forum, alleged the legislation was politically motivated keeping in view the coming Municipal elections and should be declared ultravires the Constitution as it violated the fundamental rights of the law abiding citizen.

The Act provides for maintaining status quo as on January one, 2006 of unauthorised development in respect of mixed land use, construction beyond sanctioned plans and encroachments by slum dwellers, hawkers and street vendors in the capital.



The law aims to use the one-year period to finalise policy, norms, and guidelines to deal with such violations.