New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- The Supreme Court on Friday held that commercial properties in Delhi allotted as shop-cum-residence under the Master Plan for Delhi (MPD) 2021 will have to pay conversion charges for using residential floors for commercial purposes.

The ruling came while deciding the fate of a property in New Rajinder Nagar Market that had been sealed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for misuse of residential premises. The shop owner had been using the first and second floors for commercial activity and had refused to pay conversion charges to the MCD. He later approached the top court seeking de-sealing of the property.

The owner relied on an order passed by a court-constituted judicial committee, which in 2023 had exemp...