unauthorised development in the form of encroachment by slum dwellers and Jhuggi-Jhompri clusters, [***] [Omitted by Act No. 32 of 2017 dated 31.12.2017.] unauthorised colonies ... January, 2006 in respect of encroachment or unauthorised development; (ii) in respect of unauthorised colonies, village abadi area (including urban villages) and their extensions, which
Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019
DELHI
India
National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property ... Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019
Act 45 of 2019
Published on 11 December 2019
Commenced on 11 December 2019
[This
encroachment or unauthorised development in the form of encroachment by slum dwellers and Jhuggi-Jhompri clusters, hawkers and urban street vendors, unauthorised colonies, village abadi ... January, 2006 in respect of encroachment or unauthorised development; and (ii) in respect of unauthorised colonies, village abadi area (including urban villages) and its extension
17th
July 2008 issued by the Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development
(Unauthorised Colony Cell), Government of National Capital Territory of
Delhi (GNCTD) directing the removal ... notice was issued by the GNCTD
inviting applications for regularization of unauthorised colonies. The
unauthorised colonies were to be considered for regularization
challenge is in
following terms:
2
["15-A Regularisation of Unauthorised colonies that
came into existence up to 3[31st December 2012]-(1)
Notwithstanding ... anything contained in these rules the
unauthorised colonies that came into existence up to 4[31st
December 2012] on other than government land and such
encroachment or unauthorised
development in the form of encroachment by slum dwellers and Jhuggi-
Jhompri clusters, hawkers and urban street vendors, unauthorised colonies,
village abadi ... January, 2006 in respect of encroachment or
unauthorised development; and
(ii) in respect of unauthorised colonies, village abadi area and its
extension, which existed
falling into river
Yamuna
4. Sewerage network in all 1799 unauthorised colonies
and 630 JJ Clusters.
5. Regulation of River Yamuna flood plain including
removal ... drains
iii. Extending Sewerage Network in all 1799
Unauthorised Colonies
and 639 JJ Clusters.
Unauthorised Colonies (1799 Nos.)
14
JJ Clusters (639 Nos.)
C. Upgradation
colony,
that is to say, the colony was settled without requisite permissions and
approvals from municipal and governmental authorities under applicable
laws. The colony ... part of an „authorised colony‟ in the books
of the respondents; and merely because a colony is considered
unauthorised, inasmuch as the colony was laid
Petitioners in this batch lay claim to forms part of an unauthotrised
colony. The relevant portion of the petition is reproduced below:
"L. That ... Authority that in view of
the policy decision to regularise certain unauthorised colonies,
any land falling within the boundaries of such colonies
January, 2006 in respect of encroachment or
unauthorised development; and
(ii) in respect of unauthorised colonies, village abadi area (including
urban villages) and its extension ... respect of encroachment or unauthorised
development"; and (status quo) "in respect of unauthorised colonies, village abadi
area (including urban villages) and its extension
