New Delhi, April 30 -- The Delhi high court on Tuesday closed proceedings in a petition filed by golfer Amita Jalta challenging the Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) decision to permit construction on the Qutab Golf Course - India's first public golf course - after the landowning agency stopped the work and initiated action against the contractor.

In June last year, DDA had proposed commercial activities and planned to engage professional catering agencies for banquets and parties for three years. A month later, it clarified that the banquet structure would be temporary.

Jalta approached the court to preserve the character of the golf course, which has around 1,800 members. On Tuesday, the DDA's lawyer submitted that a stop-work order...