India, May 20 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging eviction notices issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) to 310 families residing in the centuries-old Yamuna Bazar Ghat area near Kashmere Gate, holding that the plea was not maintainable.

"I can't help you in the absence of proper locus. We do not want to get into all this. You have to first cross the hurdle of locus," the court remarked.

A bench led by Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that the petition filed by the Yamuna Bazar Residents Welfare Association lacked proper authorisation. It in its order said, "A perusal of the petition does not show who are the members of Yamuna Bazar Resident Welfare Association and there is no...