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| DB directs CEO PDA to file response | | PIL seeking demolition of illegal constructions at Patnitop | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 1: In a Public Interest seeking to initiate action against the defaulters and demolition of the illegal constructions at Patnitop which have been raised without any permission and which are in contravention of the provisions laid down in the Master Plan, Division Bench of the State High Court Comprising Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Sindhu Sharma today after hearing Adv Amit Bhardwaj for the PIL whereas AAG FA Natnoo for the state, directed Chief Executive Office Patnitop Development Authority to file response in terms of order dated August 28, 2018 within a period of two weeks, failing which cost shall be imposed upon respondent, which shall be paid by him from his person.
The petitioner submitted that for the last more than 13 years he has been a witness to mushroom growth of Hotels, Guest Houses, Lodges which have been mostly constructed after formulation of the master plan for Patnitop Development Authority Kud which came into operation on 25.04.2000 vide SRO bearing No. 117.
He further submitted that the State authorities i.e. the respondents in connivance with the defaulters have abused the process of law and have failed to enforce the provisions of law in Patnitop area due to which the environment in Patnitop area has been damaged and ecological balance has been disturbed and the menace of illegal buildings and constructions being raised in green buffer areas, kacharai land, forest land etc. has continued. |
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