The Delhi High Court recorded the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s assurance that it would take no action on the properties of people accused in the Uttam Nagar Holi murder case until fresh petitions are decided. Justice Amit Bansal said the existing petitions contained vague claims and multiple causes of action. The petitioners may withdraw them and file better-particularised petitions within a week, limited to whether demolition follows due process and Supreme Court guidelines. The court did not itself order protection.

The petitioners alleged a personal dispute had been given a communal colour and said they had received threats from religious groups and anti-social elements. On March 8, the MCD demolished portions of a house linked to an accused, saying they were illegal and built over a drain; officials argued prior notice was not required for an anti-encroachment drive. Several people, including a minor, were apprehended after a clash between neighbouring families during Holi killed a 26-year-old man.

The Delhi High Court on March 10, 2026, directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to take no demolition or other coercive action against homes of people accused in the murder of a 26-year-old man during Holi celebrations in Uttam Nagar until it hears the matter on Wednesday. Justice Amit Bansal issued the interim order after petitions by Shahnaz and Jarina, mothers of some accused, sought protection from alleged arbitrary demolition without due process. Shahnaz said her family had lived in its property for 15–20 years; Jarina said her family had lived in properties in the locality for nearly four decades. The petitions say electricity bills and municipal charges were paid and challenge the demolition of one accused’s home, allegedly carried out without prior notice or a hearing after an FIR was registered on March 5 at Uttam Nagar police station. They invoke Articles 14, 21 and 300-A and the Supreme Court’s 2024 directions on demolition procedures. The High Court will hear the case in detail on Wednesday.

Delhi plans to widen the congested, encroached four-lane Najafgarh peripheral road to six lanes, improving links with Haryana, especially Bahadurgarh and Gurugram. The road’s effective one-way width has fallen from about 30 feet to 20–25 feet at several points. UTTIPEC cleared the at-grade widening plan; a flyover was rejected because it would require acquiring hundreds of private properties. Widening is expected to meet projected traffic demand through 2038 and forms part of a plan to decongest 77 Delhi roads.

The project proposes a footpath, cycle lane and green zone, removal of encroachments, land acquisition where needed, and relocation of electricity poles, street furniture and some high-tension wires. Parking is planned at Najafgarh market, Dhansa Bus Stand, near Najafgarh police station and at key junctions: 25 spaces near Dhansa Bus Stand, 35 near the police station, 30 opposite it and 70 near the Dhansa-Bahadurgarh Road junction, plus a parking area at the Dhansa-Najafgarh junction.

Heavy commercial vehicles would be diverted from Phirni Road via improved links to Najafgarh Bypass and UER-II. The corridor serves Dwarka, Matiala, Uttam Nagar, Vikaspuri, Janakpuri and Tilak Nagar, with traffic toward Bahadurgarh, Rohtak and Gurugram. Officials also proposed exploring relocation of some bus depots.

Delhi’s Public Works Department has started preparing the detailed project report for a ₹453.95 crore, 1-kilometre-long road network along both sides of the Najafgarh drain. Officials plan to visit the entire stretch. Work is expected to begin in May 2026 and finish by November 2027.

The corridor will include tree planting, landscaping and street lighting. It is intended to ease congestion, improve links between rural Delhi and arterial roads, and provide an alternative intra-city route. Areas expected to benefit include Uttam Nagar, Vikaspuri, Najafgarh, Bijwasan, Chhawla, Goyla Dairy, Dwarka, Baprola, Nilothi, Paschim Vihar, Rajouri Garden and Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Delhi’s finance expenditure committee, chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, approved a ₹454-crore project to build a two-lane road corridor along both banks of the Najafgarh drain, with completion scheduled for November 2027. It is intended to reduce pressure on arterial roads, travel time, fuel consumption and vehicle emissions, while improving links between urban and rural areas.

A 5.9-km stretch will run along the left bank from Jhatikra Bridge to Chhawla Bridge. From Chhawla to Basaidarapur, roads will be built on both sides for 27.4 km, bringing the total developed length across the banks to 60.7 km. The corridor will connect with Outer Ring Road at Keshopur, Inner Ring Road at Basaidarapur, Pankha Road at Vikaspuri, Najafgarh Road at Kakrola and UER-II at Dhulsiras. It will also intersect Shivaji Marg and link to NH-9/Rohtak Road, IGI Airport and Dwarka Expressway.

Expected beneficiaries include residents of Uttam Nagar, Vikaspuri, Najafgarh, Bijwasan, Chhawla, Goyla Dairy, Dwarka, Baprola, Nilothi, Paschim Vihar and Rajouri Garden. Connectivity to Gurgaon's Sectors 104 and 110 is also expected to improve.