What happened: Delhi High Court vacation bench, led by Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, has ordered a status quo (no further demolition) on the home of a widow, Ishrat Jahan, located in Batla House, Khasra No. 283, Jamia Nagar. The property had been issued a demolition notice by the DDA on May 26, 2025, giving her 15 days to vacate

Next hearing: The matter is listed for further hearing on July 10, 2025, and until then, the DDA has been restrained from taking any coercive demolition action

Representations:

• DDA’s counsel stated they would file a survey and demarcation report based on the Supreme Court’s May 7 order related to unauthorised constructions in the Batla House area
• The widow’s lawyer argued that her house falls under the PM‑UDAY scheme, which grants regularisation rights, and that DDA had already confirmed this via survey—but has yet to produce the report

For now, the demolition notice against Ishrat Jahan’s Batla House property is paused, and full arguments will resume on July 10, 2025.

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