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Rajeev Suri v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors

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Reported as [2021] 15 S.C.R. 283
Bench A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshw Ari and Sanjiv Khanna JJ.
Decided 5 January 2021

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What the Court ordered

We hold that there is no infirmity in the grant of: (a) “No Objection” by the Central Vista Committee (CVC); (b) “Approval” by the Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) as per the DUAC Act, 1973; and (c) “Prior approval” by the Heritage Conservation Committee (HCC) under clause 1.12 of the Building Byelaws for Delhi, 2016. 396 As restated in Dr.

Judgment, page 314

From the headnote

Judicial Review – Scope and amplitude of – Central Vista Project of the Government of India – Judicial scrutin y regarding its’ permissibility – Government’s duty to consult – Scop e and ambit of the citizen’s right to participate in quasi legi slative exercise – Issues concerning decisions taken by the statutory Authorities including regarding the change in land use, grant of sta tutory and other permissions, environmental as well as heritag e clearances etc. – Challenge to change in land use of six plots in the Central Vista under the Delhi Development Act, 1957, and the pe rmissions

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Of those, 1 relied on · 4 referred to

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