Sainik Farm is an illegal settlement in New Delhi. A large tract of land was left in Delhi to maintain the greenery. However the rich and powerful bought tracts of land there ostensibly to farm but built huge mansions there. Delhi High Court declared 99A B,102 ,106 Mehtas' A B C as illegal but most have refused to move out. At present at least one Cabinet Minister, Mani Shankar Aiyar

Mani Shankar Aiyar

Mani Shankar Aiyar is a former Indian diplomat who resigned from foreign service and became a politician working for Rajiv Gandhi in 1989-1991. He is a member of the Indian National Congress party and was the Minister of Panchayati Raj until he lost his seat in the 2009 Election...

 maintains his residence therehttp://india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2133.

History

It came up in the 1990's a cooperative society for defense staff and their families. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Delhis-posh-Sainik-Farms-an-unauthorised-colony-Govt/articleshow/5295545.cms

There are a number of other politicians living in Sainik Farms. According to the Sainik Farms Resident Welfare Association

Resident Welfare Association

A Resident Welfare Association is a civic body that represents the interests of the citizens of a specific urban or suburban locality in Indian cities. Membership is voluntary, and the leadership is usually elected by fee-paying members...

Sainik Farm is on the verge of becoming legalized.