India, July 9 -- The Supreme Court came down heavily on authorities on Thursday over unauthorised construction in the Delhi-NCR region, saying that only "face-saving exercises" are being done on the issue.

A bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Sheel Nagu said that only builders are being apprehended, not the officials in charge of the areas where the violations occur.

"Only face-saving exercises are being done, where only builders, etc., are being apprehended and not the officials who are in charge of areas where rampant violations have happened. We reiterate the concern of this court as indicated on May 20," the apex court bench observed, as quoted by Bar & Bench.

In its May 20 order, the Supreme Court specifically highl...