The Bench directed officers from the Union Ministry of Housing and City Affairs, the Delhi authorities, the Delhi Growth Authority and the Municipal Company of Delhi to fulfill and deliberate on the problem in accordance with the courtroom’s August 13, 2025, order. File.
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The Delhi Excessive Court docket on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) directed the Centre and Delhi authorities to decide on the regularisation of the Sainik Farm colony in South Delhi inside two months.
A Bench consisting of Chief Justice D.Okay. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia stated that whereas the constructions in Sainik Farm have been unlawful, the authorities ought to now work on discovering a potential resolution.
“You possibly can cost growth fees. It can save you sure sorts of constructions. You possibly can come out with a scheme the place sure development could also be required to be demolished. Conduct a survey, put together a plan. Attempt to save as a lot as may be saved,” the courtroom orally remarked.
The Bench directed officers from the Union Ministry of Housing and City Affairs, the Delhi authorities, the Delhi Growth Authority and the Municipal Company of Delhi to fulfill and deliberate on the problem in accordance with the courtroom’s August 13, 2025, order.
Extra Solicitor Common Chetan Sharma, showing for the Centre, submitted that the federal government might take a complete view solely after the Grasp Plan for Delhi (MPD) 2047, ready by the DDA, is authorized by the Centre and formally notified.
The Court docket accordingly directed the involved authorities to finish the train inside two months and listed the matter for additional listening to in November.
The instructions got here whereas the courtroom was listening to a batch of petitions looking for regularisation of Sainik Farm.
In its August 13, 2025, order, the Excessive Court docket had requested the Centre and the Delhi authorities to collectively contemplate the problem and make an effort to handle the issues raised within the petitions.
The Centre had earlier sought continuation of the established order in Sainik Farm, describing it as an prosperous colony.
The difficulty has been pending earlier than the Excessive Court docket for a number of years. In April 2022, whereas listening to a plea by Ramesh Dugar, convener of the world growth committee at Sainik Farm, looking for regularisation of the colony, the courtroom had noticed that it was “excessive time” the problem was resolved as soon as and for all.
It had then stated the authorities couldn’t maintain the problem pending indefinitely and {that a} remaining choice on the colony’s standing needed to be taken.
Revealed – August 19, 2026 05:06 am IST
