HC asks DDA to approach left out residents of Kathputali

The Delhi High Court today directed DDA to inform those residents of Kathputali Colony, who have been left out from the survey to approach the agency for shifting to the transit camp and for subsequent allotment of a dwelling unit at the developed site.
Justice Hima Kohli also directed that the representatives of DDA along with the representatives of the petitioners visit the transit camp on March 22 and hear grievances of the dwellers, which will be looked into by the agency and the builder to make the stay at the camp as comfortable as possible.
The writ petition was filed by Kalakar Cooperative Industrial Productions Society Ltd and 27 others regarding shifting of the residence of Kathputali Colony to the transit camp and the re-settlement at the developed site.

The DDA told the court that the agency was open to consider those of the bonafide residents of Kathputali Colony whose names do not appear in the eligibility list on their production of the relevant documents to prove they were residing in Kathputali.
Further, to grievances of the petitioner that their trades such as puppetry etc, have their unique requirements which need to be addressed by the DDA and suggestions incorporated in the overall layout plan of the site to be redeveloped, the court directed that within overall framework of the plans sanctioned by the DUAC, the suggestions of the petitioners with regard to specific sites for amphi-theatre, park etc should be looked into by the DDA.

The court also recorded the submissions of lawyer Rajiv Bansal of DDA that the plan approved by the DUAC is an accordance with the Master Plan of Delhi and Building By-Laws.
The court also directed the petitioners that they will create no obstruction to those who want to move to transit camp and that action can be taken as per law against the persons causing such obstructions.