India, Aug. 29 -- New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for its lapses in maintaining cleanliness around a Lodi-era monument, the Gumti of Shaikh Ali, of in Defence Colony, after a court-appointed commissioner reported of choked drains, construction waste lying near the structure, and an overall lack of upkeep.

"Our patience is running out," a bench of justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and SVN Bhati said, after court commissioner and senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan informed of the condition after a site visit. He also said the MCD has not even filed a report despite it being required to perform these tasks on a daily basis by an order of the top court passed on July 31.

The court ...