Central Vista Project: SC to hear plea seeking halt of construction amid COVID-19 pandemic
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a petition to stay the construction work of the Central government s Central Vista project amid the surge in COVID-19 cases.
The petition moved by Anya Malhotra and Sohail Hashmi asked the Supreme Court to suspend all construction activity of the Central Vista Avenue Redevelopment Project in compliance with orders issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority during the subsistence of the peak phase of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The Supreme Court said, we ll see it. However, the Apex Court did not give a date for hearing the matter.
Central Vista: SC admits plea against construction
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a petition to stay the construction work of the Central government s Central Vista project amid the surge in Covid-19 cases.
The plea by Anya Malhotra and Sohail Hashmi asked the SC to suspend all construction activity of the Central Vista Project in compliance with orders by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority during the subsistence of the Covid-19 pandemic peak.
The SC said, We ll see it. However, the court did not give a date for hearing the matter. It asked the petitioner s lawyer to circulate the case details to parties.
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Plea seeks halt of construction activity of Central Vista Avenue Redevelopment Project, Delhi HC says will hear in detail on May 17 ANI | Updated: May 04, 2021 13:28 IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The Delhi High Court will on May 17 hear in detail the plea seeking direction to halt/suspend all construction activity of the Central Vista Avenue Redevelopment Project in compliance with orders issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority during the subsistence of the peak phase of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma, appearing for the Union of India, opposed the plea and said the petition is of doubtful credentials.
PIL to halt Central Vista construction during COVID: HC wants to study SC order on project
The court said it wants to first go through what the Supreme Court has deliberated in its judgement permitting the project.
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NEW DELHI: A PIL in the Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought direction for the Centre to halt construction activity at the Central Vista Avenue Redevelopment Project during the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.
The PIL was opposed by the Centre before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Jasmeet Singh, which after hearing brief arguments, said it wants to first go through what the Supreme Court has deliberated in its judgement permitting the project.
Central Vista Project Must Be Halted, Risks Lives During Pandemic: Petition in HC
Though the ASG agreed to an earlier hearing, the high court has posted the matter for May 17.
The Central Vista plan includes a new parliament building next to the current one. Photo: HCP Designs
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New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Tuesday posted to May 17 a petition which sought a halt to the Central Vista redevelopment project. The petition argued that the project did not constitute an âessential serviceâ; to the contrary, it posed âa threat to the lives of the citizens of Delhi and beyond, including the lives of the work force/labour engaged in the projectâ. The plea also cautioned that the project construction could prove to be a COVID-19 âsuperspreaderâ.