India, Nov. 5 -- The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court directing closure of civil suits. The High Court had ordered immediate action against the against alleged unauthorized constructions and commercial use of residential buildings in Gurugram, particularly in DLF phase one to five.

The top court held that the high court's directions were passed without hearing the property owners affected, and it directed that opportunity of hearing should be given to the affected parties.

A bench comprising Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Vijay Bishnoi on October 28, allowed appeals filed by Gaurav Kohli and others challenging the high court's common order in civil writ petition of 2021, in which the petitio...