New Delhi: The Supreme Court On Friday gave a “festival respite” to small traders in Delhi and ruled that there would be no sealing on the 2,000 odd city roads till the end of October.
SC said Government's September 7 and 15 notifications - providing relief to traders by allowing commercial activities in residential areas in the national Capital - will be operative subject to the outcome of their validity.
This would mean that commercial activities will continue (though only on the first floor) and small traders will be able to continue with their job till October 31.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal said the traders, who are getting relief by way of two notifications, will have to give an affidavit that they will abide by the final outcome on the validity of the notifications.
"This is an interim relief and we request the SC to give us a permanent relief and not discriminate on basis of category," said a shopkeeper in GK-I area, Abhishek.
The Court said those traders, who had earlier filed an affidavit giving an undertaking that they will shift the commercial activities from residential areas, were exempted from the sealing drive till October 31 in view of the Dusshera and Diwali festivals.
The sealing will continue after October 31 against 50,000 traders who had given an undertaking that they will abide by the Court order to shift commercial establishments from residential areas.
The Court said 22 categories of small traders will be completely exempted from the sealing drive and they will have to register themselves with the authorities by December 31.
The Court said the Government will not issue any further notification on the matter without its leave.
It said the owners of the premises can approach the Monitoring Committee with their applications and it will make recommendations to the Court for the reopening of the sealed premises.
The Bench, headed by the Chief Justice, had on Monday reserved its order after expressing disapproval over the manner in which notifications were issued to override its orders on the issue.
(With PTI inputs)
Source : Rediff
SC said Government's September 7 and 15 notifications - providing relief to traders by allowing commercial activities in residential areas in the national Capital - will be operative subject to the outcome of their validity.
This would mean that commercial activities will continue (though only on the first floor) and small traders will be able to continue with their job till October 31.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal said the traders, who are getting relief by way of two notifications, will have to give an affidavit that they will abide by the final outcome on the validity of the notifications.
"This is an interim relief and we request the SC to give us a permanent relief and not discriminate on basis of category," said a shopkeeper in GK-I area, Abhishek.
The Court said those traders, who had earlier filed an affidavit giving an undertaking that they will shift the commercial activities from residential areas, were exempted from the sealing drive till October 31 in view of the Dusshera and Diwali festivals.
The sealing will continue after October 31 against 50,000 traders who had given an undertaking that they will abide by the Court order to shift commercial establishments from residential areas.
The Court said 22 categories of small traders will be completely exempted from the sealing drive and they will have to register themselves with the authorities by December 31.
The Court said the Government will not issue any further notification on the matter without its leave.
It said the owners of the premises can approach the Monitoring Committee with their applications and it will make recommendations to the Court for the reopening of the sealed premises.
The Bench, headed by the Chief Justice, had on Monday reserved its order after expressing disapproval over the manner in which notifications were issued to override its orders on the issue.
(With PTI inputs)
Source : Rediff