New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on December 22, 2025, declared portions of a property adjoining the historic mosque in the Turkman Gate area as illegal and had directed that the encroachments there must be removed.
The order was passed following the compliance of the Delhi High Court directive to clear structures and activities on land near the Syed Faiz Illahi Masjid at Ramleela Ground.
Following hearings and scrutiny of land records, the MCD's Land & Estate Department concluded that neither the Delhi Waqf Board nor the mosque's managing committee holds valid ownership or possession rights for the majority of the contested land, except for a 0.195-acre plot leased in 1940. The civic body found that over 36,0...