Overview
- Justice Jasmeet Singh directed the Delhi Development Authority to allow no commercial or religious activity on Sur Ghat’s Zone‑O floodplain, including any vehicle parking.
- The court disposed of Suresh Kumar’s plea to restore a tendered parking site at Sur Ghat and refused to return the site to him.
- The bench noted that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s allotment had already been cancelled on January 31, 2025 and that the writ petition did not challenge that order.
- Court filings said DDA had handed 2,508 square metres to MCD while MCD allotted 3,780 square metres to the bidder, a mismatch that fed the dispute.
- The court allowed the bidder to seek damages in a civil suit and told DDA to set up parking away from the floodplain for worshippers if needed to protect the ecologically sensitive area.