News: Gurugram Mahapanchayat Seeks Halt to DLF Area Demolitions-27-08-2026

Madholia of the town planning department’s enforcement wing says the demolitions follow court orders, but hundreds of Gurugram property owners want them stopped. On Wednesday, more than 500 owners and landowners from DLF phases one to five, Nathupur village and other villages assembled at the mini-secretariat for a mahapanchayat (general community meeting), organised by residents’ committees of 12 Sarhaul DLF transit-orientated development (TOD) areas. They asked for a government committee to examine ground realities and for the drive to pause until a proper survey is done.

Participants also asked for policy changes covering paying guests, one-room-kitchen units, room rentals, co-living and housing for working women, arguing that strong demand for rental homes and accommodation for labour and the workforce had driven large-scale building over twenty years. Norms on mixed land use, additional floor area ratio (FAR) and TOD influence areas should be reviewed, they said.

Chaudhary Jitender Yadav, head of 12 Sirhaul DLF TOD ekta sangarsh samiti, called for a "humane approach", noting that the area voted "100 per cent" for this government and the city yields 70 per cent of state revenue annually. He warned of a sharper agitation otherwise. Advocate and resident RK Yadav said demolition and sealing cannot meet housing demand, pointed to a memorandum submitted to the deputy commissioner, and held up the simple PG policy of Delhi and Rajasthan as a model. Political activist Sube Singh Bohra wanted a separate policy for established village abadi areas, with planned redevelopment rather than enforcement alone.

Amit Madholia, district town planner, enforcement, said, "The action is being taken as per direction of the court." The Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered action against illegal constructions and commercial units in DLF phases one to five. DTCP started in June this year against unauthorised building, commercial use of homes, stilt parking misuse, illegal PGs and guest houses, and encroachments on roads and public spaces; a court-directed survey flagged over 5,000 violating properties. Nearly 100 properties in phase 3 have seen sealing of PGs, hotels and other commercial units, demolition of unauthorised rooms and stilt structures, and right-of-way clearance. Phase two is next, officials said, and over 600 properties in six private colonies have received notices.