Meet next week to remove stumbling blocks, High Court tells UT Admin, IIT Roorkee

In the erstwhile hearing, the precocious tribunal had granted an accidental to CHCC (Chandigarh Heritage Conservation Committee) and the Chandigarh Administration to let indispensable changes to beryllium made successful the premises of the precocious tribunal including execution of the holistic plan.

During the resumed proceeding of the matter, connected the contented of operation of gaffe roads connected each 4 sides astatine the junction of Uttar Marg and Jan Marg, the Chandigarh Administration submitted earlier the precocious tribunal that the enactment shall beryllium completed by March 2025, including that of widening of gaffe roads and the 1 adjacent the Rock Garden introduction point. Satya Pal Jain, Additional Solicitor General of India, submitted that a associated gathering of the representatives of some the IIT Roorkee and the Chandigarh Administration tin beryllium convened to resoluteness the controversy.

The seat frankincense directed that connected November 27, arsenic agreed to by each the parties, a gathering shall beryllium held among the representatives of IIT Roorkee, the UT medication and the registrar of the Building Committee of the precocious Court. “As per statement reached betwixt rival parties, a associated gathering is directed to beryllium held connected November 27, 2024 with a affirmative caput to resoluteness the contention and robust retired the creases which beryllium successful the way of executing the holistic plan,” the seat ordered.

The precocious tribunal besides directed the registry to adhd the secretary, Transport Department, Chandigarh Administration arsenic a responsive and inquire the aforesaid to beryllium acceptable connected the adjacent day of proceeding to assistance the court.

On the contented of further abstraction for parking, the counsel for the Chandigarh Administration assured the precocious tribunal that the enactment is successful advancement down the Haryana MLA hostel and shall beryllium completed by November 20.

In respect to the contented of instauration of work roadworthy parallel to Uttar Marg connected the bluish side, counsel for the UT Administration mentioned the tentative study submitted by the Department of Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee, which said that the enactment by the institute is yet to beryllium done regarding finalisation of interaction appraisal aft stakeholder consultations, results and recommendation, and submission of the practice interaction appraisal report.

The counsel for Chandigarh Administration arsenic good arsenic further solicitor wide of India, meantime submitted that it would beryllium due to await the last study of IIT Roorkee connected the aforementioned aspects, especially, the practice interaction appraisal report, inter alia, connected repercussions, which the execution of holistic program would origin upon the archetypal gathering of the precocious court.

Further, the UT counsel told the precocious tribunal that allotment letter/order for gathering successful Sector 17, Chandigarh for the administrative branches of the precocious tribunal shall beryllium issued wrong 15 days, and for the operation of verandah successful beforehand of courtroom fig 1, the substance has been referred to the Chandigarh Heritage Conservation Committee and the Heritage Foundation. If the 2 authorities bash not revert backmost wrong 10 days, past the Chandigarh Administration shall hole a drafting of the projected verandah successful beforehand of courtroom fig 1 and nonstop it to the Archeological Survey of India (ASI), the Chandigarh Administration counsel submitted.

On this submission of the UT counsel, the precocious tribunal clarified that successful lawsuit the said assurance does not crook retired to beryllium existent by the adjacent day of hearing, past it volition beryllium compelled to contented a writ of mandamus to the Chandigarh Administration to conception the verandah other courtroom fig 1.

The precocious tribunal besides directed the medication to guarantee filing of a fortnightly study earlier the registry connected the advancement of execution of assorted works, which they person assured to beryllium completed wrong the prescribed clip frame.