Chandigarh, Jan. 9 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has sought a district-wide list of land developments carried out by private persons in violation of norms in Mohali.

The directions were issued by a bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Neerja Kulwant Kalson while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL).

"There appears to be an inconsistency between both these replies. The forest department has said that there are 182 defaulters, but the reply filed on behalf of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) reveals only 28 such defaulters," the court observed, while seeking a fresh affidavit from GMADA.

The lawyers informed the court that GMADA's reply was restricted to Siswan village, which is why the number o...