No sealing on notified roads in Delhi till Feb 20

NEWDELHI: There will be no sealing of business establishments on 2,183 roads notified for commercial and mixed land use in the capital till February 20, the next date of hearing of the matter in the Supreme Court.

"There will be no sealing on the 2,183 roads till further court orders," a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) spokesman said.

Of the three lakh traders who had to file affidavits before the Apex Court by January 31, around 1.35 lakh have submitted undertakings to abide by the court order on the status of the notifications allowing commercial and mixed land use on 2,183 roads.

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to extend the deadline of January 31 for filing of affidavits by the traders using residential premises for commercial purposes and posted the matter for further hearing on February 20.

The sealing on non-notified roads and posh A and B category colonies would continue, the MCD spokesman said.

Sealing operations had been suspended from January 24 due to non-availability of police force as the security personnel were preoccupied with Republic Day arrangements and it resumed on Thursday on the non-notified stretches and A and B category localities.