HC orders status quo on several Batla House properties
The order was passed on Monday in response to a number of petitions filed by residents of the area, who had challenged the notices issued by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in May 2025.
Some of the petitioners claimed that their properties are covered under the PM-UDAY scheme, which gives legal property rights to people living in Delhi's unauthorised colonies.
Justice Tejas Karia ordered the status quo until the next hearing on July 10 and asked the urban body to respond to the plea within four weeks.
The court had last week declined to order a stay on the demolition of unauthorised structures, which was sought by the Aam Aadmi Party legislator from Okhla, Amanatullah Khan, through a public interest litigation plea.
On May 7, the Supreme Court ordered the DDA to demolish unauthorised structures in the area.
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