Central Vista essential project of national importance - Delhi High Court dismisses plea to halt construction with Rs. 1 lakh costs

Central Vista a vital, essential national project: Delhi HC dismisses plea to halt work amid Covid pandemic

A Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh ruled that the work currently ongoing is part and parcel of the project and of vital importance and can't be seen in isolation.

"It is an essential project of national importance. The public is vitally interested in the project," the Court said.

On 31/05/2021
, the Delhi High Court dismissed a petition seeking direction to the Central government to stop the ongoing construction of the Central Vista Project in the national capital because of the COVID-19 pandemic (Anya Malhotra v. Union of India).