Postponement of sealing in SC's hands: Sheila

New Delhi, Oct 31: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said it is up to the Supreme Court to decide whether sealing drive against commercial establishments in residential areas in the capital will resume from tomorrow or not.

Municipal Corporation of Delhi, city police and Delhi Chief Secretary had presented their case before the apex court appointed monitoring committee, which in its report to the court, citing volatile law and order situation, had recommended postponing the sealing drive till January 31.

The committee had said the law and order situation was not conducive to carrying out sealing as proposed from November 1.

"It was now up to the Supreme Court to decide on the matter but we hope something good would work out," she added.

Already about 44,000 traders who had filed affidavits had been given relief till January 31, she further said.

Meanwhile, both MCD and the Urban Development Ministry had filed review petitions against the apex court's order to carry out sealing in the city.

MCD had also told the monitoring committee that the sealing drive should be deferred till the finalisation of the Master Plan 2021.

UNI

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