India, Oct. 24 -- Several shops in Katra Neel, Chandni Chowk, were sealed on Thursday following a Supreme Court (SC) order, said Sanjay Bhargaw of the Chandni Chowk Traders Association.

He said that around eight shops were sealed on Thursday by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), while 750 shops were listed in the court hearing.

However, after reaching out to the MCD, no immediate response was received from the official.

Praveen Shankar Kapoor, general secretary of Chandni Chowk Nagrik Manch, clarified that the MCD acted on a directive from the Supreme Court after a resident of Katra Neel filed a petition.

"This sealing was not the MCD's initiative. If the traders had approached the court in time, legal relief could have been ob...