Jodhpur, May 14 -- In a hearing held before the Rajasthan high court on a public interest litigation concerning unregulated constructions and hill-cutting in the Aravalli hill range around Udaipur, questions were raised over shortcomings in the recently notified Model Hill Regulations (bye-laws). The court granted time to the petitioner to submit relevant details in this regard and scheduled the next hearing for May 15. The division bench of justice Shree Chandrashekhar and justice Chandra Shekhar Sharma was hearing the PIL on Monday filed by Jheel Sanrakshan Samiti, which highlighted continued violations of the Hill Bye-laws in and around Udaipur. "The counsel for the petitioner-Samiti, Sharad Kothari, is seeking some time to prepare a tabular chart to demonstrate that the new bye-laws framed by the state government still contain certain mistakes that were also present in the previous bye-laws. On his request, post the matter on May 15, 2025," the bench noted. The case pertains to unchecked urban development and alleged illegal constructions in violation of the Hill Bye-laws notified on May 7, 2018. On May 9, 2024, the HC passed strict directions to immediately halt such constructions and had also instructed authorities to re-examine all previously granted permissions for resorts, motels, and other structures found in deviation of the bye-laws. A total of 43 such violations were reported, and the State had assured the Court that appropriate action would be taken to ensure compliance. In a previous hearing, additional advocate general Rajesh Panwar had submitted a status report along with Google Maps and photographs of affected sites, confirming indiscriminate hill-cutting. The state government had also informed the court that suitable amendments were being made to the 2018 bye-laws based on the objections and suggestions received from stakeholders. Following these amendments, the new regulations (bye-laws) were notified by the Urban Development Department on April 18, 2025. During Monday's hearing, senior advocate Vikas Balia, appearing on behalf of Udaipur Vikas Samiti, submitted that cyclostyled notices were being issued mechanically against members of his client group, allegedly due to a misinterpretation of the court's interim order dated May 9, 2024. The court took note of this submission....