HC continues status quo on land acquisition for Semi Ring Road
Srinagar: The High Court has ordered authorities to maintain status quo on a chunk of land required for construction of Semi Ring Road around Srinagar City.
“Interim direction, if any, shall continue till the next date of hearing in all the petitions,”said a division bench of Chief Justice PankajMithal and Justice VinodChatterjiKoul while hearing a bunch of petitions pertaining to land acquisition in district Budgam.
The court continued its “status quo” interim direction after it observed that the pleadings by parties including filing of counter affidavits as directed by it were not complete.
Directing the counsels representing the parties to complete their pleadings, the court listed the petitions for further hearing on December 14.
