India, Feb. 6 -- LUCKNOW The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Wednesday stayed the demolition of six flats of Silver Line Apartment till further orders, one of the 81 buildings listed as illegal construction in the state capital. The court also sought reply from the UP government and the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) over delay in action against unauthorised constructions, providing time to file counter affidavit (reply).

A division bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Om Prakash Shukla issued the interim stay order after six residents of the apartment, including one Pankaj Mathur, approached the high court against the LDA's demolition order passed in January this year. They filed six petitions separately, challenging...