Plea Against Unauthorized Construction Requires Leading Of Evidence, Can't Exercise Writ Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court today refused to entertain a PIL against alleged unauthorized construction on a government land, stating that it cannot exercise writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution in such matters. "We will not decide unauthorized construction in writ jurisdiction. It involves lengthy hearings, evidences, etc.," the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel...