As far as area falling in the municipal limits is concerned, the states are directed to issue directions to the municipal councils to take action as per law”. Name and designation be referred on the official websites of the above departments. LUDHIANA: Punjab and Haryana court has issued a show-cause notice to the commissioner, Ludhiana municipal corporation, and principal secretary, department of local government, for non-compliance of the order passed by the court.The next date of hearing in the case is March 6, 2019.The petitioner Rohit Sabharwal had filed a civil original contempt petition ( COCP ) before the high court against A Venu Prashad, principal secretary, department of local government, Punjab, and Kawalpreet Brar, commissioner, municipal corporation, Ludhiana for intentionally and willfully disobeying/violating the directions issued by the court whereby it had directed the respondents to initiate action for removing illegal roadside constructions in accordance with law in an area falling under the jurisdiction of MC.He had pleaded that the Punjab and Haryana high court took suo moto action against the illegal/un-authorised constructions along the roads. Taking up the issue, the high court vide order dated July 9, 2013, directed officials to implement law of the land.“At the time of hearing, assurance was given by the counsel for both the states that in future also a strict vigil will be kept and action shall immediately be taken against any person who may make an attempt to raise construction without getting change of land use certificate or to carve out a passage through the forest land notified, abutting the national highways,” the high court had ordered.“Taking note of facts and circumstances, we dispose of this writ petition by issuing directions that the departments of town and country planning and also the forest department in both the states, shall appoint a senior government officer as a nodal officer, who shall check out such like illegal construction on the roadside and take action against unauthorised construction/carving out of un-authorised passage through the Forest Land on the roadside.
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