# SC warns Delhi’s ‘ad-hocism’ over unauthorised colonies may block Yamuna plan 2026-08-12T21:50:27+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the repeated extension of a law protecting unauthorised colonies, slums and constructions in Delhi has created 'ad-hocism' in governance and could derail the Yamuna Action Plan. A bench of justices Misra and Manmohan noted that the 2006 Act, intended as a temporary measure, has frozen Delhi's Master Plan for 20 years. The court also highlighted that political administrations have used the 2006 Act to block removal of encroachments, citing justice Manmohan's experience with a basti in Nizamuddin West that blocked natural flow. The bench posted the matter for September 22 and granted the committee more time to finalise the plan. The court had earlier said that hard decisions like removal of encroachments are unavoidable. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: ad-hocism, Delhi, master plan, Supreme Court, unauthorised colonies, Yamuna Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sc-warns-delhis-ad-hocism-over-unauthorised-colonies-may-block-yamuna-plan/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sc-warns-delhis-ad-hocism-over-unauthorised-colonies-may-block-yamuna-plan/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.