{
  "id": 17171576,
  "title": "Another extension on cards for special provisions law that protects illegal constructions in Delhi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/another-extension-on-cards-for-special-provisions-law-that-protects",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T03:47:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/another-extension-on-cards-for-special-provisions-law-that-protects-illegal-constructions-in-delhi-101793331183215.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Delhi's local authorities have started the process to recommend an extension to the Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, a law that provides blanket protection to any illegal construction in unauthorized colonies established before June 2014. The act is expected to be granted another three-year extension before expiring in December 2026. This comes amid multiple building collapses in unplanned settlements within the capital. The national capital's PM-JAY scheme for regularisation of properties in the city's 1,511 unauthorized colonies has seen minimal response, with only 136 applications submitted and 22 approved. A senior municipal official explained that reports are required from urban local bodies for each extension of protection. Officials argue that protection must be extended, as failing to do so would result in the demolition of lakhs of buildings that do not adhere to building byelaws. The extension proposal contends that unauthorized structures constructed before June 2014 should not face punitive action. The regulatory protection, initially meant to last only a year, has become a loophole and needs reviewing when the current extension expires in December 2026.",
  "summary": "Meanwhile, an extremely tepid response continued under the PM-JAY scheme for regularisation of properties in Delhi's 1,511 unauthorised colonies.",
  "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."
}