The Supreme Court asked the Centre, Delhi government and other authorities on Monday to not make unauthorised construction and sealing of illegal structures in the national capital “political” issues. This is not a political issue,” the bench said. The apex court also asked the authorities to look into the aspects of fire safety, especially in schools, and the massive depletion of groundwater while proceeding in the matter. The top court is hearing arguments on the validity of the Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2006 and subsequent legislations which protect unauthorised construction from being sealed. The apex court had earlier ordered restoration of its 2006 monitoring committee to identify and seal such offending structures.

Source: Hindustan Times April 09, 2018 10:07 UTC