Published on : 01 Nov 2025, 9:42 am 4 min read

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that an owner of a shop-cum-residential (SCR) plot in Delhi cannot commercially use floors designated for residential use without paying conversion charges to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) under the Master Plan for Delhi, 2021 [ MC Mehta vs. Union of India & Ors ].

A Bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran refused to de-seal a property in New Rajinder Nagar, Delhi, which had faced the sealing action on the ground that the upper floors were used commercially even though it was earmarked for residential use.

The Court, in its October 31 ruling, held,

" The upper (residential) floors though eligible for conversion (to commercial space), it can happen o

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