The Supreme Court today stayed any further progress by authorities to amend Delhi Master Plan 2021, which is aimed at granting protection from the ongoing sealing drive in the national capital.
It also discharged BJP MLA Om Prakash Sharma and Municipal Councillor Gunjan Gupta, against whom it had earlier issued show cause notices for contempt for allegedly obstructing authorities from carrying out the sealing drive.
The apex court took strong exception to the fact that neither the Delhi government nor the DDA and the MCDs had filed affidavits on whether an environment impact assessment was conducted before proposing an amendment to the city's Master Plan.
Master Plan 2021 is a blueprint for urban planning and expansion in the metropolis to ensure overall development.
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