In one of the most extensive single-day enforcement actions against the illegal commercialisation of residential properties in Gurugram’s upscale DLF residential colonies, the Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) on Thursday sealed an unauthorised hotel, a hospital, multiple paying guest accommodations running into 72 rooms and a string of unlicensed commercial establishments across DLF Phase 3 — acting in compliance with directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in a case that has wound through the Supreme Court and back before enforcement could finally begin.
The drive, which commenced around noon along Nathupur Road in S Block of DLF Phase 3, was conducted by the DTP Enforcement team under District Town Planner (Enforcement) Amit Madholia with the assistance of the SHO DLF-3, police personnel, including women constables and the district administration. The action sent a wave of anxiety through DLF Phases 1 to 4, where residents and property owners have been aware for months that enforcement was coming.
Among the most egregious violations uncovered was a 72-room unauthorised PG facility spread across four floors at plot S-24/9 — a residential plot converted wholesale into a commercial lodging operation with 18 rooms on each floor. A second unauthorised PG at S-23/1, operating under the name Amaltas Apartments, had 48 one-bedroom units spread across five floors, including the basement and stilt.
The sealing triggered resistance on site — the building owner claimed no notice had been served and residents, including senior citizens protested that they had been given no time to remove belongings or make alternative arrangements. The enforcement team proceeded regardless, vacating and sealing the premises on the spot.
A beauty parlour running from a basement at S-24/1, with a 25-room PG on the upper floors, was also shut down. Plot NR-5 was found housing an unauthorised hotel operating under the name Moonlight, while NR-45 contained an unauthorised hospital called The Medicity. An unlicensed commercial office at NR-2 was sealed. At NR-38, a clinic operating under the Pristyn Care brand which had obtained permission for medico-assisted use was found to have illegally covered the side setback, which was demolished. Servant quarters, stilt-floor offices, boutiques, leisure rooms, and interior design studios operating without sanction were demolished or sealed across S Block. For the first time in DLF, a JCB machine was deployed inside stilt floors to demolish illegal constructions a measure that signals the administration’s intent to go beyond surface-level action.
The legal journey to reach this point has been long. The Punjab and Haryana High Court first issued enforcement orders in February 2025. The Supreme Court stayed the action in April 2025, before referring the matter back to the High Court in November 2025, directing fresh orders after hearing all parties. After detailed proceedings, the High Court in May 2026 directed resumption of the drive. Some matters remain sub-judice, with the next hearing scheduled for July 6. Affected property owners have also rushed to district courts in the past two to three days, but have been denied interim relief in all three cases filed — prompting the department to accelerate its action.
The DTCP had earlier informed the High Court that over 4,000 houses across DLF Phases 1 to 5 were under scrutiny for illegal construction and commercial activities. Departmental records now put the total notices issued across DLF phases at 5,099. Authorities have issued around 2,000 notices specifically for covering of stilt areas, with nearly 500 restoration orders already passed.
Madholia warned that the drive would continue until all High Court restoration orders are enforced, and that FIRs would be filed against anyone obstructing government work.
