The Allahabad High Court banned the demolition for widening Dalmandi road in Varanasi

The Allahabad High Court has ordered to maintain the status quo over the demolition of houses in the Dalmandi area of ​​Varanasi, which must be approved for the Project Definition Project. The order was issued by a two -judge bank of Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Aneesh Kumar Gupta in response to a petition submitted by Shahnawaz Khan and others, who claimed that their homes were at risk of demolishing without proper acquisition. In his May 9 order, the court ordered all the parties to maintain the status quo until the next trial on May 20, which expressed his concern that the demolition was being planned without following the compulsory land acquisition process. The court also gave a week’s time to the state government lawyer to submit an answer from the relevant authorities. The requesters argued that about 189 homes in the densely populated Dalmandi area would be affected as a result of the purpose of improving access to the Kashi Vishwanath temple. He claimed that the local administration was preparing compensation reports for the properties in question, but that no formal acquisition was started. The estimated cost of the project is over £ 100 crore, allegedly requiring the Cabinet approval, which the requesters claim that the approval has not yet been received. Project details Road Breeding Project is aimed at expanding the existing route connecting the new road to the historic Chowk area to 17 meters (56 feet), which aims to reduce the congestion in the narrow streets leading to the temple. However, the requesters expressed concern about the lack of appropriate process and the possible violation of their ownership. Share this story -tags