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| SC rejects plea against transit camp construction by Army at Sonamarg | | | S Sabaqat
Ealry Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 14: The Supreme Court has rejected a plea by Sonamarg Development Authority against an order by the High Court, permitting the Army to construct a transit camp at health resort Sonamarg.
The orders were passed on a Special Leave Petition by Sonamarg Development Authority by a division bench Justices Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Subhash Reddy.
Observing that meter brooks no further delay, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court had on July 3 last year permitted army to raise construction of the Transit Camp at Sonamarg, the ecological fragile golden meadow in central Kashmir's district.
The army had submitted that since 1998, a Transit Camp has been operational in Sonamarg which remains functional from mid-April to mid-December and relocate during winter season i.e. mid-December to mid-April keeping in view of weather conditions.
"Without prejudice to the rights and contentions of both sides, the petitioner (Army) is permitted to raise construction of the Transit Camp at Sonamarg as has been proposed in the submission made to Building Operation Controlling Authority (BOCA) on 12 December 2018," the High Court had said.
The direction was passed by the court after Army submitted that BOCA of Sonamarg "has not moved at all" for the past six months since the Army applied for building permission.
The Army submitted that its existing infrastructure is inadequate to house the staff in transits and it is for this reason that Army has proposed to reconstruct and improve the existing infrastructure by raising the necessary permanent housing structure at Sonamarg.
"The endeavour is to keep the transit camp functional all throughout the year. This necessitates creation of permanent assets at the transient camp," the Army had said.
Pointing out the revenue authorities have no objection to the construction, the army said that various other departments have displayed "lackadaisical attitude" over the issuance of requisite No Objection Certificates (NOCs).
The Army had sought directions to the concerned authorities to issue the requisite NOCs and grant permission to construct buildings at the transit camp. |
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