(June 1, 2001) 2001 (TLS)125284

2001-DLT-93-279 :: 2001-AD (Del)-5-1093

DMA NURSING HOME AND MEDICAL-ESTABLISHMENT FORUM Vs. UNION OF INDIA

O. P. Dwivedi

( 1 ) THE petitioner, DMA Nursing Home and Medical establishment, an association of about 350 nursing homes and medical establishments in Delhi have filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the vires of guide-line Nos. IX and XI, issued by the respondent N0. 1 in pursuance of notification no. HI 1017/7/91/doib dated 7/5/1999 permitting mixed land use namely nursing homes, guest houses and banks in the residential areas.

( 2 ) THE first comprehensive. Master Plan for Delhi was notified under section 7 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957 on 1/9/1962. Later on, on account of mutifarious developments, the Central Government extensively modified the Master Plan 1962 under section 11 a of the Delhi Development Act, 1957 keeping in view the new dimensions in urban development and the perspective for Delhi in the year 2001. This modified Master Plan was titled as "master Plan for Delhi perspective 2001". Non residential activities like nursing homes were expressly excluded from the re