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SC to decide traders' fate on Monday
Published on Sun, Nov 05, 2006 at 17:21, Updated on Sun, Nov 05, 2006 at 17:46 in 
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New Delhi: As the impasse over the sealing drive in the Capital continues, all eyes are set on the Supreme Court.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal will on Monday hear the applications filed by the Centre, Delhi government and Municipal Coproration of Delhi (MCD) seeking suspension of the sealing drive in view of the prevailing law and order situation in the aftermath of a three-day strike by the traders.
In the applications filed separately, the authorities have sought relief for over 44,000 traders who had filed an affidavit giving undertakings to stop the misuse of premises in residential areas for commercial activities.
Such traders, by September 29 order, were allowed to continue their business till October 31 in view of the festival season.
However, in the application, the authorities sought relief for them like those covered under the controversial notifications of September 7 and 15, who have been allowed to continue their business subject to the outcome of validity of the notifications and the Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2006.
The Ministry of Urban Development and MCD have submitted that the traders who have filed affidavits, are feeling betrayed as against the traders getting away from sealing till January 31, 2007 even without giving any undertaking.
The court will also peruse the two reports submitted by the Monitoring Committee, the second of which was placed before the Registry in sealed cover as members of the committee were not happy with the leakage of the first report.
The MCD had also moved another application before the apex court seeking postponement of the sealing drive in view of Guru Purab.
Further, it sought the deferring of the drive, citing that a Nirankari Samagam was scheduled for November 13 and a large number of people are expected to gather in the capital for this, requiring full deployment of the police force.
Traders threaten to launch nationwide agitation
Anxious traders on Sunday expressed confidence that the Supreme Court would give a favourable direction on Monday on the sealing issue but warned the Government that they would launch a nationwide protest if the drive is resumed.
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