The Uttarakhand High Court issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed raising the grievance that the Nagar Palika Parishad (Mussoorie) has converted the use of multi-level car parking to one room tenements to be allotted to the homeless.

Vikas Bahuguna , Counsel for the petitioners pointed out in the High Court that the said conversion of userby the impugned resolution is illegal. Hefurther submitted that even the fire clearance is not granted. Even Mussoorie-Dehradun DevelopmentAuthority vide communication 22.02.2013has raised objections to the raising of the construction.

The Counsel for the respondents authorities submitted that the notice dated 22.02.2013relates to some other property. This is disputed by the Counsel for the petitioners.

While considering the PIL , the Division Bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe issued notice to the respondents and directed that till the next date, one room apartments,which have been constructed, shall not be allotted to or be occupied by any person.Any construction, which has already been undertaken or which may be undertaken henceforth shall be subject to further orders of the Court and no equity shall be claimed by the respondents in this regard.

Matter is listed on 22.12.2022 for further hearing.

The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Secretary of Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority to ensure no illegal construction is raised within the premises of the Mangla Devi Inter College, Karanpur, Dehradun.

The Division Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari  and Justice  Alok Kumar Verma heard a Public Interest Litigation alleging that, anti-social elements are constructing shops in a place earmarked as a playground for students of an inter college, in collusion with the management of the college.,

On June 17, Rahul Consul, Counsel for the Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) , on instructions, stated that the construction being raised is on a playground; the illegal construction was raised during the lockdown period and, consequently, the respondents were unaware thereof; action has been taken to stop further construction; the Senior Superintendent of Police, Dehradun has also been requested to provide protection to seal the premises; and necessary steps would be taken shortly to have the premises sealed, and thereby ensure that no further construction is resorted to.

Later on June 24, Rahul informed the Court that the legal construction being raised has been sealed in order to prevent any further construction being raised thereupon. “In the meantime, the Secretary, Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority being the respondent no.5 shall ensure that no illegal construction is raised within the premises of the Mangla Devi Inter College, Karanpur, Dehradun,” the order reads.

The Bench has posted the matter in the week commencing November 22.