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Hearing adjourned in PIL on builder-politician nexus Thursday, March 8, 2001

AHMEDABAD: Hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL), alleging that a high-risk building in the city, rendered unsafe for living after the earthquake, was not being demolished fully due to builder's nexus with "influential people like Gujarat's finance minister Vajubhai Vala, was adjourned to March 14 by the High Court on Wednesday.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice D N Dharmadhikari and Justice P B Majmudar had in February issued notices to Vala, Gujarat government, Ahmedabad municipal corporation, Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority and Chiman Agarwal, builder of the building, 'Shivalik' multistoreyed complex.

Petitioner Subhash Ramani submitted that initially it was decided by the authorities to demolish the entire 'Shivalik' building, but the decision was subsequently changed.

During the hearing, Yatin Oza appearing for the petitioner sought court's permission to make certain amendments in the petition, but it was objected to by the counsel for the respondents which included the minister on the ground that they should be done through an affidavit.

 

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