NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the Central Vista development/redevelopment project, estimated to cost ₹20,000 crore. “During COVID-19 situation, nobody is going to do anything and there is no urgency," said Chief Justice SA Bobde.
A plea called it a “brash move" claiming that the redevelopment will deprive people from enjoying open and green spaces in the capital.
The petitioner, Rajeev Suri, has already filed a plea against the project which is pending in the top court. "A similar petition is pending and there's no need to duplicate it," Bobde said.
The Central Vista in the national capital houses the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Parliament, North and South blocks, the India Gate, the National Archives, among other