PIL filed in Delhi High Court seeking Demolition of high rise near IGI airport

NEW DELHI: A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking demolition of hundreds of buildings above the prescribed height around the IGI Airport here on the grounds of threat to aircraft and lives of flyers. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notice to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Delhi International Airport Private Limited to seek their responses on the plea which has alleged that authorities colluded with real estate lobbies which has led to the current situation. The public interest litigation (PIL) has claimed that a similar situation prevailed in Mumbai with regard to the international airport there.

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