New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The Delhi High Court has stayed the operation of a notice issued by the NBCC for the evacuation and demolition of the 50-year-old Shiva Shakti Temple in the Netaji Nagar area.

The notice was issued by NBCC on October 1 and challenged on the ground that no show-cause notice was issued to the petitioner before the demolition order was passed.

The notice of demolition was challenged on the ground that no show-cause notice was issued to the petitioner before passing the order of demolition for October 15.

Justice Amit Mahajan, on October 13, issued notice on a petition filed by Sandeep Kumar Bhatia challenging the demolition notice.

The counsel for the respondent authorities accepted the notice and sought time to tak...