law: The Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2006
  3. Enforcement to be kept in abeyance.-
  (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any relevant law or any rules, regulations or bye-laws made thereunder, the Central Government shall within a period of one year of the coming into effect of this Act, take all possible measures to finalise norms, policy guidelines and feasible strategies to deal with the problem of unauthorised development with regard to the under-mentioned categories, namely:-
  (a) mixed land use not conforming to the Master Plan;
  (b) construction beyond sanctioned plans; and
  (c) encroachment by slum and Jhuggi-Jhompri dwellers and hawkers and street vendors,  so that the development of Delhi takes place in a sustainable and planned manner.
  (2) Subject to the provisions contained in sub-section (1) and notwithstanding any judgment, decree or order of any court, status quo as on the 1st day of January, 2006 shall be maintained in respect of the categories of unauthorised development mentioned in sub-section (1).
  (3) All notices issued by any local authority for initiating action against the categories of unauthorised development referred to in sub-section(1), shall be deemed to have been suspended and no punitive action shall be taken during the said period of one year.
  (4) Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Act, the Central Government may, at any time before the expiry of one year, withdraw the exemption by notification in the Official Gazette in respect of one or more of the categories of unauthorised development mentioned in sub-section (2) or sub-section (3), as the case may be.