New Delhi, June 19 (KNN) Delhi traders facing the sealing drive have now got a temporary relief as the Supreme Court has refused to order civic agencies to cooperate with the sealing drive pending the amendments to be carried out to the Master Plan of Delhi 2021.

Recently, SC has said since the issue of amendments to the Master Plan is under consideration of another Bench of the apex court that is likely to hear it on July 11, passing any order at this stage will not be appropriate.

The Vacation Bench of Justices UU Lalit and Deepak Gupta said that the apex court on May 15 had lifted the stay on carrying out amendments to the Master Plan on an application moved by the Centre.

The court had on that date directed the Monitoring Committee to respond to the application and the matter is to be heard next on July 11.

The Bench said, “The other Bench dealing with the case is aware of the intricacies of the case as they may have something in mind.”

Responding to the Committee’s request seeking cooperation from civic agencies in carrying out sealing drive, the Bench said, “We do not know what is to happen on the next date of hearing. What if the application is allowed and the stretches proposed to be given relief are notified as exempted from sealing. If the other Bench has kept the matter pending, why should the court, at this juncture change the character of the (previous) order?”

Citing this reason, the Bench refused to pass any orders. It, however, allowed the Committee to approach it soon after the reopening of court on July 2 for obtaining any urgent orders.