India, July 18 -- New Delhi

The Delhi High Court took exception with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for leaving out classrooms from the ambit of renovation of a school in Khirki village, with regard to the civic body seeking permission from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to renovate the structure that shares a boundary wall with the Tomb of Yusuf Qattal, a Sufi saint.

A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyay and justice Tushar Rao Gedela raised concerns after MCD's lawyer submitted that the authority only sought permission for repair of the existing structures, and the proposal for seeking permission for construction of classrooms was under preparation. There was mention of renovating boundary walls, toilet blocks and wa...