Srinagar, Dec. 27 -- The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the selection of a site for a government facility such as a Health Sub-Centre is a matter of policy and falls within the exclusive domain of the competent authority, and that no private individual or group can insist on a particular location. The Court was hearing a writ petition seeking the immediate shifting of the Health Sub-Centre at Seenthakran, Tehsil and District Udhampur, from one ward of the village to another.A Bench comprising Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi observed that decisions relating to public infrastructure and allocation of resources are policy matters entrusted to administrative authorities. "Authorities are legally competent to decide the site...
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