New Delhi, June 8 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday expressed serious concern over the Centre's move to take back land occupied by the Indian Polo Association (IPA) and other institutions, including the Delhi Gymkhana Club, observing that shrinking green spaces could make the capital increasingly unlivable.

Hearing a plea by the Indian Polo Association against an eviction notice for the 15.20-acre Jaipur Polo Ground in the Race Course area, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna remarked that Delhi was already struggling with pollution and loss of open spaces.

"Delhi will choke. Whatever little breather we have in the NDMC area is also going away. We will all suffocate and die," the Court orally observed while questioning the purpose behind the p...