Hearing on a public interest litigation filed against acquisition of 1,072 acres land of GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology for construction of an airport in Pantnagar, the Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State and Central Governments, the university and Civil Aviation Ministry to submit their reply within two weeks.
The division Bench of acting Chief Justice Ravikumar Malimath and Justice Alok Kumar Verma has set January 13 as the next date of hearing for the case.
In his PIL, social worker residing in Udham Singh Nagar, Keshav Pasi has stated that a new airport is proposed to be constructed on the southern side of the GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology for which about 1,072 acres land of the university is being acquired.
