New Delhi, July 23 -- The Delhi High Court has observed that it cannot issue sweeping directions for the removal of all alleged unauthorised religious structures and other encroachments from public land across Delhi when a petition is based on general allegations without identifying specific locations or providing adequate factual details.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia made the observation while dismissing a writ petition that sought directions to authorities to remove all unauthorised religious structures allegedly existing on public parks, green belts, playgrounds, roads, footpaths, civic amenity sites and other public lands across the National Capital.

The petitioner had also sough...