The Lucknow bench of Allahabad excessive courtroom has directed the state authorities and the municipal company to remove all encroachments from monuments and submit an affidavit concerning the steps taken to remove them. The courtroom additionally ordered to streamline the civic situation and shield the monuments as effectively.
Listening to a PIL filed by petitioner and heritage fanatic, Syed Mohammad Haider Rizvi, the division bench of justice Om Prakash Shukla and justice Attau Rahman Masoodi on Tuesday issued this directive. Haider mentioned he filed the PIL for removing of encroachments from in and across the monuments and for correct conservation of the monuments, the courtroom has directed the state authorities and the municipal company to do the needful and file an affidavit.
“This far-reaching order will show to be a boon in conserving our monumental heritage by eradicating encroachments,” petitioner mentioned. The case has been listed for subsequent listening to on October 16.