Dehradun, Oct. 16 -- Garhwal Post Bureau
Nainital, 14 Oct: The Uttarakhand High Court has set aside the decision of the present Udham Singh Nagar Zila Panchayat board to cancel development works that had been approved by the previous board. The Court passed this order while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed against the cancellation of earlier sanctioned schemes. Later in the evening following the hearing, the State Government submitted its position before the Court, admitting that the current board had indeed annulled works sanctioned by the previous board, despite not having the authority to do so.
Taking note of the submission, the Division Bench quashed the stay order imposed by the present board and directed the Zila Pa...