New Delhi, February 9 The Supreme Court today gave a stern warning to those obstructing the ongoing sealing drive in the city and said any interference in the functioning of court-mandated Monitoring Committee would amount to contempt. Observing that "rule of law must be enforced", the court took a strong note of the committee's report, which said that during the sealing process, BJP MLA Om Prakash Sharma and municipal councillor Gunjan Gupta, along with others, had prevented officials from doing their duties. A bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta issued show-cause notice to Sharma and Gupta, asking them to explain why contempt of court proceedings be not initiated against them. It also asked both of them to remain present before the court on March 6. The committee, in its status report on inspection carried out on February 5, said this incident had happened when sealing process of premises where commercial activities were being carried out in violation of the Delhi Master Plan 2021 and Building Byelaws, was being carried out. The report said there was a gathering of people at the instance of the MLA and councillor and they prevented the officials from performing their duties. It said the Deputy Commissioner of Shahdara (South Zone) has lodged an FIR against Sharma and Gupta in the matter. — PTI

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