In Brief
This Supreme Court judgment addresses whether a shopkeeper at Plot No. 106 in New Rajinder Nagar Market, Delhi, could be relieved of the sealing and permitted commercial use of all floors. The Court held that under the Master Plan for Delhi 2021, the market is a designated \"shop-cum-residence\" local shopping centre where only the ground floor is permitted for commercial use. Upper floors can be converted to commercial use only upon payment of statutory conversion and penalty charges and removal of non-compoundable violations. The applicant's historical claims and lack of restrictive undertakings do not override the Master Plan classification. The Court rejected the de-sealing plea and directed the Municipal Corporation to issue a fresh notice detailing specific violations, conversion charges, and penalties payable.",
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