The Delhi High Court has criticized the city government for its failure to issue a notification under Section 20 of the Indian Forest Act, which would protect land from encroachment and place it under the control of the forest department. The court stated that the Delhi chief secretary could be held in contempt for not following a National Green Tribunal order to issue the notification. The court expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of monthly meetings of an oversight committee to address encroachment in the Ridge area.