New Delhi, September 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday appreciated the stand taken by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on action against encroachers on public land and unauthorised buildings here in the capital.

After going through the affidavit filed by MCD Commissioner A.K. Nigam giving details of the plan the civic body had chalked out to deal with the culprits, a division bench comprising judges Vijender Jain and Rekha Sharma concluded the hearing of the matter for the day with the hope that the local body would take effective action against unauthorised constructions.

"We appreciate the stand taken by MCD on action against unauthorised constructions in Delhi and hope that the local body would take effective action against unauthorised constructions so that a message goes to the public that nobody is above law," the Bench observed.

This was one hearing on the matter when the local body received no rebuke from the court.

Barring some minor complaints, the court also appreciated the action taken by MCD and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) against unauthorised builders and encroachers.