The Delhi High Court on Monday said farmhouses in the national capital cannot operate as banquet halls hosting weddings and other functions. Justice Vibhu Bakhru, while rejecting the plea of a farmhouse owner, said Master Plan of Delhi(MPD)- 2021 does not permit the farmhouses to function as banquet halls. The high court said banquet halls are permissible in industrial and commercial areas according to the (Permission of Banquet Hall), Regulations, 2010. (the Permission of Banquet Hall), Regulations, 2010 indicate that a banquet hall is permissible in industrial and commercial areas, including modified commercial streets under mixed-use Regulation...It does not appear from the said Regulation that a banquet hall is permitted to be operated from a farm house,” the court said. The plea had claimed said there was no illegality in running a banquet hall since the petitioner has obtained the necessary permissions from South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC).

Source: Hindustan Times July 23, 2019 15:56 UTC