India, Oct. 4 -- The Delhi High Court has directed DDA to process within two months the pending applications for conversion of property from leasehold to freehold, for which the authorities have already collected Rs 155.06 crore from the residents.

The High Court said that while the pending applications should be processed in terms of the prevalent policy, for future applications, a policy may be formulated by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA).

"This court has repeatedly impressed upon the authorities concerned, including MoHUA and DDA, the importance of conversion of properties from leasehold to freehold as well as the enormous difficulties being faced by the residents of Delhi....