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Flouting HC directive, CEO PDA frees vehicle loaded with construction material 11/14/2014 11:48:52 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Nov 14: Chief Executive Officer of Pahalgam Development Authority has allegedly flouted the High Court directive by setting free the vehicle loaded with marble at Sarbal Check post instead of seizing it. Disobeying the High Court directive by not seizing the vehicles ferrying construction material to hotel Wood Stock (Pahalgam), the Chief Executive Officer freed the vehicle after the influential hotelier ringed him, official wishing anonymity said. He said that on Thursday evening at around 6.30 p.m. PDA employees halted a truck bearing registration number JKO3 7505, loaded with marble at Sarbal Check post and informed higher officials. "We tried our best to seize the vehicle but the driver of the truck contacted hotelier. Influential hotelier later ringed CEO and we were directed to allow the vehicle to return," one of the employees said. He said that vehicle was not allowed to enter Pahalgam as few local youth were following the vehicle from Aishmuqam. "Check Post is for poor not for influential and affluent. Usually lower rank employees are asked to allow the vehicles on phone calls but in this particular incident they couldn't as few youth were present on the spot," he added A senior police official who was timely informed by few locals confirmed that vehicle loaded with marble was directed to return back. "I don't know why the vehicle was not seized but it was not also allowed to enter Pahalgam, " he said, adding vehicle loaded with marble was being supplied to hotel Wood Stock. Earlier a group in Pahalgam accused Chief Executive Officer, MohdYousfBhat of issuing NOC's to hotels, raised illegally at Movera and at other adjoining areas. Jammu and Kashmir High Court has put a blanket ban on any sort of construction in Pahalgam and adjoining areas and has directed the Pahalgam Development Authority to not allow the constructions, however despite the court directive the Development Authority has evidently failed in stopping the violations.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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