Supreme Court of India

South Delhi Municipal Corporation v. Federation of Residents Welfare Association, Vasant Kunj (regd.) and Ors.

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Reported as [2022] 13 S.C.R. 988
Bench M. R. Shah and M. M. Sundresh JJ.
Decided 21 October 2022

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated above the present appeal succeeds.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Municipalities: Cremation ground – Shifting of – Dis pute is with respect to the cremation ground at Masoodpur, New Delhi which as such is in existence since last more than 100 years – The original writ petitioner-Residents Welfare Association, Vasant Ku nj filed writ petition before High Court for appropriate orders inter ali a not to permit the use of land in question as cremation grou nd – Taking into consideration communication dated 27.12.1990 by DDA calling upon the Municipal Authorities to issue notification for closure of cremation ground at Masoodpur Village and for shifting it to e

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