The issue of overlapping jurisdiction needs to be resolved by issuing clear and cogent practice directions," a bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet P S Arora said.
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Unauthorised Construction In Delhi: Asking the authorities to stop passing the buck to one another, a bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan said, "Very sad affairs you have reduced the city to."
The Delhi High Court said on Thursday that the city has become a slum and the civic authorities must work together against illegal construction as it pulled up the MCD and DDA over their failure to act against unauthorised construction.