Chandigarh, Feb. 11 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) on Tuesday dismissed the status report filed by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) on unauthorised constructions in Siswan village, and slapped a Rs.25,000 fine on it for painting an "incomplete picture".

The bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sanjiv Berry said that the status report filed in the matter did not give the complete picture, especially as to when the notices were issued to 193 defaulters in various villages across Mohali.

The bench was told by advocate GS Patwalia that the report talked about issuance of notice to the defaulters. But it did not mention the dates when the notices were issued. Even the 'remarks column' in the affidavit...