Unauthorised construction in Amir Khusro Park removed: HC told

Unauthorised construction inside the historic Amir Khusro Park in south Delhi has been removed, the Delhi High Court was informed by authorities here.

A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao said as the unauthorised construction there has been demolished, no further orders are required to be passed in the petition by an NGO.

The bench said if a party has any issue, dispute or claim against any third party, it can work out its remedy in accordance with law.

It was hearing a plea by an NGO which had moved the court against the removal of a night shelter inside the Amir Khusro Park near Sundar Nagar in South Delhi.

However, the shelter was demolished as the court had not granted it any interim protection.

The court noted that it had in January this year directed that the costs incurred by the public authorities towards removal of the encroachments and rehabilitation of the encroachers would be required to be compensated by the Delhi Waqf Board.

For this purpose, an ...