{
  "id": 14163795,
  "title": "Who gets Delhi’s Ramlila grounds? HC questions DDA’s ‘first come, first served’ policy, seeks allotment guidelines",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/who-gets-delhis-ramlila-grounds-hc-questions-ddas-first-come-first",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T09:15:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/who-gets-delhi-s-ramlila-grounds-hc-questions-dda-s-first-come-first-served-policy-seeks-allotment-guidelines-11791879517744.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Delhi High Court has questioned the Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) \"first come, first served\" policy for allotment of public grounds for Ramlila and similar cultural or religious events. The court held that the policy is arbitrary and lacks rationality, as it does not provide a determinable criterion for allotment. Justice Amit Mahajan noted that such a policy could create unequal opportunities for applicants and potentially incentivize them to discover availability before others. The court did not grant immediate relief to the petitioner, Rays of New Beginning Foundation, but directed the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board to frame comprehensive annual guidelines for allotment of grounds for Ramlila and similar events.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}