NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court
has turned the spotlight on unauthorised constructions, urging high courts and state governments to act decisively against the menace that has eroded urban planning. strained civic infrastructure and endangered public safety.
A bench of justices JB Pardi-wala and KV Viswanathan, while dealing with two separate matters underscored that illegal constructions were not merely private disputes but an issue of larger public Interest requiring Iron hand enforcement of build ing laws.
In the first case, arising out of Howrah in West Bengal, the bench dismissed a plea by a construction firm against a Cal-cutta high court onder directing
Satinder Duggal
