The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking direction to suspend all construction activity of the Central Vista Avenue Redevelopment Project in view of the second wave of Covid-19, saying it was a "vital and essential" national project.

A bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh, which had been hearing the plea, also imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on petitioners, saying “it’s a motivated plea and not a genuine PIL.”