PIL seeking widening of Amphalla -Janipur road
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 19: In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking widening of the Amphalla – Janipur road and de-congesting of Janipur-High Court road, Division Bench of High Court comprising Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Rajesh Bindal imposed cost of Rs 20,000 on the Planning Department for not filing the status report.
When the PIL came-up for hearing, Division Bench observed, “as back as on 19th March 2019, this court had directed the Planning Department to file a status report within two weeks failing which cost of Rs 20,000 would be imposed”, adding “time to file status report was sought on 16th July, 20th August, 20th September, 16th October, 29th November 2019 and 21st August 2020. However, neither the status report nor the plan in question has been filed till date”.
Accordingly, DB imposed cost of Rs 20,000 which will be recovered from the officer who is responsible for all these delays. “Costs shall be deposited to the Advocate’s Welfare Fund within two weeks from today. The status report shall accompany proof of deposit of costs”, the DB said and made it clear that the costs imposed will not be waived under any circumstances.
DB further observed, “this writ petition is pending since 2013 and pertains to construction of a flyover from Vikram Chowk to Janipura, a critical area”.
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