ORDER

1. Considering the large - scale violation of various laws, this Court by judgment dated 16 - 2 - 2006 in M.C Mehta v. Union of India1 issued various directions for taking immediate steps to seal residential premises being f misused for commercial activities. A Monitoring Committee was constituted to ensure compliance with law and directions of this Court. The judgment, by way of illustration, highlighted various illegal and unauthorised users in many colonies despite the orders and directions made from time to time. After the judgment, in terms of directions contained therein, the sealing of the premises commenced. This led to some of the applicants filing applications in this Court seeking time to stop the misuser on giving 9 undertaking that the applicants on their own would stop the same by 30 - 6 - 2006.

2. According to the report of the Monitoring Committee, 40,814 affidavits were filed stating therein that the misuser would be stopped by 30 - 6 - 2006. Further, 5006 commercial establishments were sealed by the time the impugned legislation was enacted. In terms of the order dated 1 - 8 - 2006 we have admitted the petitions and issued rule observing that serious challen