New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday observed that if any illegal construction is found, appropriate action in accordance with law shall be taken, while directing the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to conduct a comprehensive survey of constructions in and around the Jama Masjid area and remove encroachments if found to be unlawful.

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) with a direction to the MCD to verify the averments raised in the petition and complete the survey within a period of two months.

The Court made it clear that the civic body must take consequential action under law in case illegal constructions, encr...