JUDGMENT

Arijit Pasayat, J.—The present IAs relate to acceptability of the report given by the Expert Committee relating to alleged violation of the environmental norms by the respondents.

2. Background facts in a nutshell are as follows:

The Delhi Development Authority (in short the DDA) proposed the development of International Hotel Complex on 315 hectares of land situated in the Vasant Kunj area after the same area was identified in the Master Plan for Delhi 2001 for urban use. According to the applicants, the said area under the earlier Master Plan 1962 was identified as green area but there was a change of user to urban area under the latter Master Plan i.e. Master Plan 2001. DDA planned to develop the said area for construction of Hotels, Convention Centres etc. Initially, by an order dated 13.9.1996 this Court directed inter alia as follows:

"The proposal of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) called International Hotels Complex (Complex on 315 hectares of prime land situated in South Delhi is before us for consideration. In the affidavit filed by Mr. Arun Khaisalkar, Commissioner (Planning), (DDA), the details of the development in respect of the said 315 hectares has been