The Supreme Court on Friday (October 31) upheld the sealing of a commercial establishment in Delhi's New Rajinder Nagar Market for unauthorized use of upper floors meant for residential purposes, while clarifying that such premises may be converted for commercial use upon payment of prescribed conversion charges to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

The Court noted that since the New Rajinder Nagar Market is a "designated LSC" (shop-cum-residence) and not a "planned LSC" (fully commercial), which means the upper floors were originally intended for residential use and can only be used commercially after paying conversion charges.

As per the 2021 Master Plan, where commercial use was permitted, uniformly had a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 100 in all the Master Plans for Delhi. For desi

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