: A senior municipal leader said on Tuesday that the south civic body will move court against the Delhi government soon if it fails to release funds to the corporations.

The High Court had told the Delhi government to clear pending dues to the civic bodies in an order on January 7.

Ashish Sood, the Leader of the House in the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), said the civic body had raised a new demand from the government after the court order.

“We will be filing a contempt of court plea in the court if the government fails to act as per the January 7 order,” Mr. Sood told The Hindu .

The SDMC has so far escaped the financial crisis plaguing the North and East Delhi civic bodies, but was the first to approach the courts on the issue of funding from the government.