Early Tims Report
Srinagar, June 7: The High Court has directed all the subordinate courts including all tribunals not to pass or entertain any kind of order with regard to construction in Sonamarg.
Hearing a Public Interest Litigation, a division bench of the high court stated that as the court is custodia legis in the matter, no tribunal can pass any order.
To save Sonamarg from becoming a concrete jungle, the High Court has already banned till further orders all constructions at the tourist resort in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district.
"We have noticed that constructions are taking place in Sonmarg. We direct that no construction shall be carried till further orders," the court had said hearing a Public Interest Litigation relating to illegal construction on the banks of river Sindh.
"In wake of alarming condition of Sonamarg, the instant petition is treated as suomoto proceedings taken by the court in order to save the resort before becoming a concrete jungle," the court had said.
The Court has also already directed the concerned authorities to ensure proper management of solid waste and other non-biodegradable waste in and around the resort.
"The Sonamarg area, it is evident, has suffered serious environmental degradation because of apathy on the part of stakeholders. Essentially, there are four aspects to the Sonamarg area. The first is the attraction of the meadows in the Sonamarg. The very name, Sonamarg, reflects its actual nature, in the sense that it means 'golden meadow'," the court had observed previously.
The Court has also already directed the concerned authorities to ensure proper management of solid waste and other non-biodegradable waste in and around the resort.
"The Sonamarg area, it is evident, has suffered serious environmental degradation because of apathy on the part of stakeholders. Essentially, there are four aspects to the Sonamarg area. The first is the attraction of the meadows in the Sonamarg. The very name, Sonamarg, reflects its actual nature, in the sense that it means 'golden meadow'," the court had observed previously. |
