Delhi HC allows desealing of third floors in capital

The Delhi High Courthas allowed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to deseal the third floor of the buildings in the capital.A special bench of justices A K Sikri and Rekha Sharma said in view of the Supreme Court order, the MCD was allowed to deseal the third floor of the buildings which were earlier termed as unauthorised and sealed.The Supreme Court had allowed that the height of buildings can be raised upto 15 meters as against 12 meters earlier and permitted the third floor.The apex court was also examining the Master plan 2021 (MPD2021) which says that the height of the buildings should be 15 meters.Meanwhile, the 73 shop (basement) owners of the Greater Kailash M-block market have challenged the sealing of their premises in the Delhi High Court. The shopowners approached the court saying the MPD 2010 allows commercial use of the basements and their shops, which were lying sealed for the last one year now, should be de-sealed as the MCD act was arbitray and illegal, which did not even send show cause notice to them.They urged the court that they will abide by all norms laid down by the government of paying the mixed land use charges and will amend the deviations if any in the basements. The matter will come up for hearing on April 8.UNIIndlawnews.com; Tuesday, March 25, 2008