central vista: Central Vista before SC after government move to change land use

The Central Vista concern is again earlier than the Supreme Courtroom with the federal government proposing to alter the land use in Plot 1, which at present homes the bus terminus and kids’s playground close to Church Street in New Delhi, from “public leisure” to residential, to construct official residences for the vice-president and the prime minister.

A two-judge bench, led by Justice AM Khanwilkar, requested the central authorities to file a brief affidavit explaining the necessity for this modification within the plans. The highest court docket handed the order after listening to quick arguments from advocate Shikhil Suri, showing for petitioner Rajeev Suri, who had earlier challenged the Central Vista venture and misplaced in court docket.

The DDA has since issued a public discover on October 28, 2020, to this impact as a part of the central authorities’s bold central vista venture which incorporates constructing a brand new Parliament constructing and a brand new administrative advanced to accommodate all authorities departments centrally. The outdated Parliament may also be upgraded as a part of the plans to revamp the world. The highest court docket had earlier cleared the venture. Rajeev Suri has challenged the newest conversion discover. Land use can’t be modified with out public discover. The DDA discover proposes modifications to the zonal growth plan of Zone D of the Delhi Grasp Plan 2021 for Plot 1 within the central vista space of Lutyens Delhi.