"We find garbage accumulating in the open," a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul remarked after perusing pictures submitted by the civic bodies as well as the petitioner, Ebbani Aggarwal, a law student and resident of Dwarka.
"It appears they do not even respect their Prime Minister. Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan was started by him on October 2," the bench said.
It also directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to grant permission to SDMC to construct a closed 'dhalao' (garbage dump) in Dwarka for dumping the waste generated there so that the municipal body can start the construction work immediately.
The bench made it clear that if the area is not cleaned regularly, the Sanitary Superintendent of Najafgarh zone "will be held personally responsible".
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It, meanwhile, directed Delhi Metro and DDA to give a joint signed statement on who owns the land beneath the metro tracks.
The court will now hear the matter on November 12.
During the proceedings, SDMC contended that the open areas where garbage is accumulating, as per the pictures, are open 'dhalaos' from where rubbish is regularly removed and submitted that a closed dhalao needs to be constructed in the area.
The court, however, was of the view that "only garbage was visible" and queried "where are the people whose job it is to clear the rubbish?"
"It's time you start taking action," it added.