India, Jan. 26 -- Days after the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) placed the leasehold-to-freehold conversion process on hold, a group of applicants has submitted a formal public grievance to DDA and the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA), seeking time-bound processing of pending applications and a public clarification on the status of stalled cases.

The grievance, submitted by residents and commercial property owners across Delhi,alleged: "Despite provisions for processing pre-January 1 cases, there is no operational clarity on timelines or ground-level implementation. A public standard operating procedure (SOP), stage-wise continuation of processing and definite timelines for execution of conveyance deeds should be an...