HC orders status quo on construction around a tank area

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Press Trust of India Guwahati
Last Updated : Jan 13 2016 | 6:42 PM IST
The Gauhati High Court has directed the Assam government to maintain status quo on any construction activities around Dighalipukhuri tank area in Guwahati.
The HC was hearing a PIL filed by prominent citizens against the ongoing construction of a war memorial on the northern side of the historic tank. It was contended in the PIL that the construction ofa war memorial would destroy the heritage of the tank.
The high court vacation judge Justice Rumi Kumari Phukan after hearing the petition yesterday directed the state respondents to maintain status quo on any construction and posted the case for listing after reopening of the court on January 18.
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First Published: Jan 13 2016 | 6:42 PM IST

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