Chandigarh, March 11 -- Anticipating that traders of the Sector 26 vegetable market may approach the Punjab and Haryana high court against the ongoing e-auction of 23 shops in the new grain market in Sector 39, the UT Mandi Board has filed a caveat in the court.

A caveat is a caution or warning, giving notice to the court not to issue any grant or take a step without notice being given to the party lodging the caveat.

A senior officer of the Mandi Board confirmed that the caveat has been filed for smooth completion of the auction process. The UT administration had launched the auction process on March 3 as part of the long-awaited relocation of the Sector 26 grain market.

The auction is being conducted online, and for the first time, i...