HC orders removal of shops outside Safdarjung

  • 23/02/2005

  • Tribune (New Delhi)

The Delhi High Court today directed the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to remove shops set up outside Safdarjung Hospital in South Delhi within a month.A Bench comprising Chief Justice B. C. Patel and Justice S. K. Kaul further directed the CPWD to finish the renovation work of the Central government hospital by June 30.The High Court directed the NDMC to find another place in the locality to shift the licensed shop owners for the benefit of patients and their attendants coming to Safdarjung and AIIMS hospitals.Earlier, the CPWD submitted before the court that the renovation work of the hospital would be complete by June 30.