Delhi traders close down business establishments

New Delhi, Nov 19: Traders in Delhi today closed down their business establishments in compliance with the Supreme Court orders on sealing.

The Apex court had directed traders, who have filed their affidavits and are now in notified areas vide a Government notification of September 7 and 15, to stop misuse of business premises by closing their shop till further orders.

The next hearing of the case is on November 21.

''Although we are not at fault. We respect the orders of the Supreme Court and will close our business today,'' Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said.

Shops in major markets, including Karol Bagh, Kamla Nagar, South Extension, Lajpat Nagar and Mayur Vihar, were closed.

The owners/occupiers of the premises, who had submitted affidavits to stop misuse of their premises by June 30, are required to intimate in writing to the Monitoring Committee of the Supreme Court that they have stopped the misuse of their properties.

The intimation should contain relevant details relating to ownership and location of property. Such owners/occupiers are not required to file an affidavit to this effect.

To facilitate traders to file intimations before the monitoring committee, the offices of the DCs of the respective zones also remained open today, despite it being a Sunday.

Meanwhile, CAIT has welcomed President A P J Abdul Kalam's statement on sealing, saying it is a ''ray of hope for the traders''.

UNI

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