Faridabad (Haryana), Oct. 24 -- : Several buildings in Gurugram and Faridabad will have to be demolished if authorities were to remove all structures from 'forest land' as defined by the Supreme Court in its 2018 judgement, said Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on the fresh affidavit filed before the apex court on 2018 Kant Enclave verdict.
The Supreme Court in 2018 had noted that all notified land in the Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA), was to be considered 'forest land.'
The court on July 23 had directed the state government to raze down all unauthorized structures on the Aravali forest land. The state government abided by the direction and demolished a slum colony in Khori Gaon and sent show-cause notices to several owner...