Delhi laws bill extends validity to December 31, 2023

This Bill extends the validity of the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second Act, 2011, from December 31, 2020, to December 31, 2023. It does this to continue protecting certain unauthorized developments in Delhi from punitive action while the government completes processes for regularizing unauthorized colonies, village abadis, and other special areas.

Residents of unauthorized colonies, village abadi areas (including urban villages), and special areas in Delhi; owners of farm houses, schools, dispensaries, religious and cultural institutions, and godowns built on agricultural land; and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA).

• Extends the expiry date of the principal Act from December 31, 2020, to December 31, 2023.
• Updates the definition of 'Master Plan' to refer to the Master Plan for Delhi as notified under the Delhi Development Act, 1957, rather than specifically 'Master Plan for Delhi, 2021'.
• Incorporates references to the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019, and its Regulations, 2019.
• Specifies cut-off dates for village abadi areas and their extensions as existing on March 31, 2002, with construction allowed up to June 1, 2014.
• Repeals the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, while validating actions taken under it.

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