PIL against Central Vista construction another attempt to stall project: Centre to HC
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Last Updated: May 11, 2021, 01:55 PM IST
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The intentions and motive behind filing of the plea are evident from the fact that the instant project has been singled out by the petitioners despite several other agencies, including Delhi Metro, carrying out construction activities across the national capital, the Centre has alleged.
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The petitioners have claimed before the high court that the project has the potential to be a super spreader if allowed to continue during the pandemic.
The Centre has told the Delhi High Court that the PIL seeking stay on the construction of Central Vista here amid the raging COVID pandemic was just another attempt to stall the project which has been facing such attempts from the beginning on one pretext or another.
The Centre has told the Delhi High Court that the PIL seeking stay on the construction of Central Vista here amid the raging COVID pandemic was just another attempt to stall the project which has been facing such attempts from the beginning on one pretext or another. The intentions and motive behind filing of the plea are evident from the fact that the instant project has been singled out by the petitioners despite several other agencies, including Delhi Metro, carrying out construction activities across the national capital, the Centre has alleged. The very fact that out of all these construction activities going on simultaneously for different projects by different agencies, the petitioner has chosen to be a public spirited citizen only with regard to one project only speaks volumes about his intentions and motive behind filing the present petition, the Centre s affidavit has contended.
Centre files reply on plea seeking to stop construction activity in Central Vista Project ANI | Updated: May 11, 2021 11:29 IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that it will hear tomorrow, a petition seeking to stop construction activity in the Central Vista Project in compliance with orders issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority during the subsistence of the peak phase of the pandemic.
Meanwhile, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the court that the Centre has filed a reply to the petition.
A Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh noted that reply was not on record and directed to bring the Center s affidavit on record.
Covid-compliant facility available for workers at Central Vista Project site, Modi govt tells Delhi HC
The Centre also urged the High Court to dismiss the petition with exemplary costs on the ground that it is an abuse of the process of law.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone for a new Parliament building as part of the Central Vista project, in New Delhi on Thursday | PTI By ANI
NEW DELHI: Defending ongoing work on Central Vista projects, the Central government on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that the petition seeking to stop the construction of the project is sheer abuse of the process of law and is one more attempt to stall the project.
Petition Against Central Vista Abuse Of Process Of Law : Centre To Court Petition Against Central Vista Abuse Of Process Of Law : Centre To Court The government also denies allegations in the petition that work on the project has continued even though workers don t live on site - a condition for construction activities during the lockdown in Delhi.
The government has come under attack over the Central Vista project.
New Delhi:
The petition against the Central Vista is sheer abuse of the process of law and yet another attempt to block the project, the Centre has told the Delhi High Court, requesting that the petition be scrapped with a fine.