( 1 ) PRAYER made in this petition is to de-seal the shops belonging to different petitioners in this petition, which are situate at Ashram Chowk, near Jairam Ashram. The outcry of the petitioners is that such a sealing action is taken by the Delhi Development Authority (for short, 'dda')notwithstanding the order of status quo dated 14. 11. 2006 passed by a learned single Judge of this Court in WP (C) Nos. 16852-861/2006 and confirmed vide orders dated 6. 2,2007 while disposing of the said writ petition.

( 2 ) APPREHENDING threatened action in this behalf, those shopkeepers, who are the petitioners herein, approached this Court, well in time, and before such an action could be taken. They filed WP (C) Nos. 16852-61/2006. Their plea was that there was threat of demolition of their properties/shops and the DDA was contemplating to take such action without issuing any show-cause notices to the petitioners and in complete violation of the principles of natural justice. They also submitted that no fresh construction or unauthorised construction had been raised by them and most of the properties are in existence since 1950-60. The matter was listed before the learned s