Dear Friends,
DO YOU REMEMBER 2005/06 ...... Supreme Court was hearing PIL on Sealing's and Demolitions on a Daily basis ...... arguing ..... should the Future of Delhi be of a Planned Orderly City or a Free for All culture where some people blatantly bend the Bye-Laws ..... Bribe to Build - Encroach - Misuse .......
The common refrain those days was that Delhi will turn into a Non-Stop Paharganj .... we are almost there ....... what with Tony Residential Homes turning into Showrooms, Guest Houses cum Banquets, Pubs, Banks, Gyms, Nursing Homes, Tuition Centres, Car Showrooms etc ......
A few recent developments have escaped the notice of most citizens including RWAs. It could spell disaster for Delhi as the Impact will be like slow poisoning, discovered only when its too late.
Yes Durga Shakti, Khemka etc are some debating issues today ..... but I want to draw your attention to how systematically the Courts, including Supreme Court are being frustrated by vested interests.
1. A few weeks back Supreme Court sent all the sealing cases back to the MCD Tribunal (see Attachment) 2. Why Bangladeshis not deported-Court 3. Reliance eyeing Land in Alaknanda, residents up in arms 4. Micromax people bribing MCD staffers for change of land use 5. Asiad Village RWA up in arms against a Banquet Hall in a Green Belt next to a Residential Area ...... these developments should Ring Alarm Bells in the minds of RWAs, law abiding Delhites and even Honest Politicians .... THEY TOO ARE BEING NUDGED OUT.
The Corrupt Babu, Police and Politician Nexus has successfully FRUSTRATED the Supreme Court in sending all the Sealing cases back to a Tribunal set up by MCD. YES THE SAME MCD that turned a blind eye and allowed Chaos to rule in the first place.Bhure Lal Monitoring Committee all but dissolved.
The fight to save Delhi from unplanned development had started in the mid eighties when some RWAs went to the Court opposing large shops cropping up in Residential Areas, blatant unauthorised construction, encroachments etc. We are back to square one with this SC order and who has the stamina to fight another 30 years.
Supreme Court was looking into the larger issue of the feasibility of Civic Infrastructure's ability to cope up ..... equitable distribution of resources, environment, disaster management, quality of life etc. There is no space for Playgrounds, Parking, Community Centres, other Public Utilities but there is land to build Malls/Banquets for the well connected.
The clear message today is break the law with impunity, make profits and by the time the slow wheels of Law catch up, the money power of vested interests will ensure that the illegality will be given a legal tag through suitable amendments in civic laws.
NOW, I understand why the LAW BREAKERS say go to the court if you have any grievance, knowing fully well that they have immunity till finally the matter reaches the Supreme Court ....... AND NOW WE ALSO KNOW THAT SUPREME COURT TOO CAN DISAPPOINT THE LAW ABIDING CITIZENS.
To date not one official has been punished for dereliction of Duty and in few cases where some action has been taken, the punishment is insignificant compared to the windfall profits. Today some of the JE/AE types, petty MCD contractors, inspectors etc are Real Estate / Infrastructure Tycoons with multi crore enterprises ...... Respect in community is then automatic, the past conveniently forgotten ......
Some Fairy Tales do go wrong Kanda, Bhardwaj, Chaddha to name a few ....... but the RISK REWARD RATIO is too heavily loaded in favour of the Law Breaker.
...... a clear message DO NOT LIVE IN A FOOLS PARADISE .... after all Hastinapur has a History of Self Destruction .... 7 times and counting.
Warm Regards,
Rajiv Kakria
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