The Delhi High Court has said no portion of the building which houses the "iconic" Karol Bagh branch of the Delhi Public Library (DPL) would be removed or demolished without its permission. "The removal of any structure would be with the permission of the court," the bench said and added, "It used to be an iconic library at one point of time." It said that its interim order restraining the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) from demolishing the building would continue. The order came during the hearing an application filed by the building's owner, seeking directions to the library to appoint an independent agency to clear the rubble. The first Delhi Public Library was started by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru across the old Delhi railway station in 1951.

Source: dna June 20, 2017 11:15 UTC