The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking a stay on the construction work underway for the Central Vista project in New Delhi as the matter is pending with the Delhi High Court.

The petitioner had sought suspension of all kinds of construction activity in relation to the Central Vista Redevelopment Project in compliance of the orders issued by DDMA in the wake of the Covid-19 surge in Delhi.

While the DDMA order had stayed all construction work in the national capital, the work on the Central Vista project was allowed after special permission. The work on the project has been categorised as 'essential'.