Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 24: In a PIL seeking framing of Municipal bye-laws, Division Bench of High Court comprising Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Mohd Akram Chowdhary has directed Senior AAG SS Nanda to file a compliance report with regard to the steps taken for adoption of the bye-laws.
When the PIL came-up for hearing, Division Bench, after hearing Advocate Vilakshan Singh for the PIL whereas Senior AAG SS Nanda for the UT, observed, “response has been filed in which a stand is taken that for uniform application of the building bye-laws, the Unified Building Bye-Laws have been prescribed, which have been adopted by 35 Urban Local Bodies except the Municipal Committee, Akhnoor, which could not adopt the same as there was no confidence motion moved by the President”.
“It is further stated that adoption of the Unified Building Bye-Laws by Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Jammu Municipal Corporation, Jammu Development Authority as well as Srinagar Development Authority shall be done shortly after seeking the approval of respective Councils and Board of Directors”, the DB observed and directed that steps be taken to ensure that the bye-laws are published in the Govt gazette within a period not later than two weeks from today.
“Compliance report be filed in this regard. Insofar as the adoption of the Unified Building Bye-Laws by the Municipal Committee, Akhnoor, Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Jammu Municipal Corporation, Jammu Development Authority as well as Srinagar Development Authority is concerned, a compliance report be also filed with regard to the steps taken”, the DB said.
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