SC comm for contempt proceedings against MCD, PC

New Delhi, Nov 03: The Supreme Court appointed monitoring committee in its fresh report filed in the court today recommended initiation of contempt of court proceedings against MCD commissioner A K Nigam and Delhi Police commissioner K K Paul for not resuming the sealing of about 41,000 commercial premises who had filed affidavit of undertakings.

The monitoring committee has recommended to the Supreme Court that since the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and Delhi police are deliberatly flouting the directions of the court given in its order dated September 29 directing the MCD to resume the sealing of premises operating from residencial areas in Delhi.

Despite having given an undertaking to the court that the traders would cease their commercial activities on their own latest by June 30, 2006 and the deadline being finally extended till October 31, the sealing was NOT resumed from Novomber 1.

It could not be resumed due to the traders agitation and the monitoring committee had directed the MCD to start sealing from today.

The police commissioner was also told to provide security to the MCD officials on sealing duty but the process was not resumed by the authorities on the grounds that their may be a serious law and order problem.

The Supreme Court is going to hear the applications filed by the centre, Delhi govt and MCD seaking to defer the sealing process on November 6.

The Court is also likely to consider the recommendations of the monitoring committee.

UNI

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