LUCKNOW, Dec. 12 -- In the matter against the alleged encroachment on army firing range land as notified in 1977 (as extended from time to time) in the Arjunganj area, the state counsel informed the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court that the state government has further extended the notification for three years. Earlier, the court was informed that the notification for the firing range would be expiring in September and the counsel for the Union of India had requested for its extension. A division bench comprising Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Indrajeet Shukla passed the order on December 10 on a public interest litigation filed by Brigadier Tirbani Prasad in 2011, raising the issue of alleged encroachments on the army's firing range land in the city. It directed to list the case in the fourth week of January, for further hearing. Earlier in the September, the court had directed the Lucknow Development Authority and the UP Housing and Development Board to inform it as to what action had been taken by them in compliance with the order in connection with the alleged encroachment on the army firing land in the Arjunganj area. The court had on August 12 directed the LDA and the Board to conduct a survey to ascertain the alleged encroachment within the precincts of the Army firing range.htc...