Badals’ resort case: Govt seeks time to reply

Chandigarh: The state government today sought time from the Punjab and Haryana High Court for filing reply in the case involving controversy over the construction of a road to Badals’ resort. The court has already issued notice of motion to the state for impleading the Chief Minister as a party in the case.Notice of motion has also been issued to the Punjab Urban Development and Planning Authority. The controversy hovers around a chunk of land leading to a resort in Mohali partly owned by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal and his wife Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur.The land was acquired by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority.The matter was brought to the court’s notice by Dr Juveeza Chadha. In his petition, Dr Chadha alleged the land acquisition process was carried out in a hurried manner without following the requisite provisions of law. He had also told the court that the 100-ft-wide and 1.3-km-long road was being laid through Majra village. Metro Eco Green Resorts at Palanpur village was located just about 2 km from where this road was to end. The land acquisition process started in 2014 and was completed earlier this year.