New Delhi, Oct 6 (Inditop.com) The Supreme Court Tuesday ordered the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary to be personally present before it Nov 4 to explain why he should not be punished for “flagrant violation” of its order to halt further constructions at various memorial sites in Lucknow.
A bench of Justice B.N. Agrawal and Justice Aftab Alam asked Chief Secretary Atul Kumar Gupta to be personally present Nov 4. The court had ordered Uttar Pradesh to stop any further constructions at memorials of Dalit leaders in Lucknow Sep 8.
The bench Tuesday reiterated its order of stopping all sorts of constructions “in whatever name” at the sites. The court also ordered closure of memorial sites for public.
