India, Sept. 1 -- The Allahabad High Court has ordered farmhouse owners and the Noida authority to maintain status quo in a new dispute over alleged illegal constructions on the Yamuna floodplain, highlighting the issue between private developers and ecological protection.

The court also clubbed the latest petition with a similar 2023 case, consolidating ongoing legal scrutiny of floodplain damage.

The order came in response to a petition filed by 30 farmhouse owners, challenging demolition notices issued by the Noida authority, alleging arbitrary targeting of certain properties while sparing others.

The farmhouse owners have stated in the petition that "their premises are located five kilometres from the riverbank, lie outside the Hig...