Delhi HC comes to rescue of Charitable Hospital whose lease dead was cancelled by DDA

New Delhi: While considering an appeal concerning the cancellation of lease deed of a charitable hospital built on public land, the Delhi High Court bench recently observed that being the conscience-keeper of democracy, the Court cannot turn a blind eye when the ends of justice are being bulldozed in broad daylight.

Setting aside the trial court judgment which had upheld the 1995 order of Delhi Development Authority cancelling the lease deed, the Delhi HC bench comprising Justice Chandra Dhari Singh said it is a travesty of justice that an institution contributing to a noble cause being that of running a charitable hospital on public land and providing sound research and treatment facilities has been made to suffer the rigours of cancellation of the lease deed and vacation of the property.

"Law, which should be an instrument for ensuring welfare, is being reduced to a tool of atrocity in the instant case. Being a constitutional court and the conscience-keeper of democracy, this Court cannot turn a blind eye when the ends of justice are being bulldozed in broad daylight," Justice Chandra Dhari Singh stated, as quoted by PTI.

The institution is imparting the State's welfare functions and undue harassment being caused to it will lead to an anathema of the rule of law, the High Court said.