Chandigarh, Dec. 19 -- In a move that is likely to clear the way for long-pending shift of the grain market from Sector 26 to Sector 39, the Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition (SLP) filed by the Sector 26 Sabzi Mandi Arhtiya Association challenging the e-auction of shop-cum-office (SCO) sites at the new market in Sector 39.

As per the approval granted by the UT administrator, 23 fruit and vegetable SCO sites out of a total of 92 sites at the new location in Sector 39 were put up for e-auction on a leasehold basis, in accordance with the provisions of the Chandigarh Estate Rules.

The new market is planned over nearly 75 acres and will be developed in phases, with the first phase comprising the fruit and vegetable market...