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New Indian Express
24-04-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Odisha HC notice to CMC on vending zone near Law University second campus
CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has issued notice to the commissioner of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) on a PIL seeking intervention against construction of a vending zone adjacent to northern side boundary wall of the Madhusudan Law University's second campus coming up at Jobra in Cuttack city. President of Madhusudan Law University council Sravani Sahoo, secretary Aroop Kumar Deo and VP Ambika Prasad Jena filed the PIL. The division bench of CJ Harish Tandon and Justice MS Raman issued the notice on Tuesday. While status quo was sought, the bench refused to pass any interim order before hearing the submission of CMC and fixed May 1 for further consideration of the matter along with the reply of the civic body. According to the petition, Madhusudan Law University located in Station Bazar area has a total roll strength of 1,020 students pursuing 5-year Integrated LLB, 3-year LLB and LLM courses. The second campus of the university will have a women's hostel with over 300 seats, classrooms for 5-year Integrated LLB students, gymnasium-cum-auditorium and guest house. Further, the university plans beatification of the land outside of the boundary walls of the second campus by landscaping and plantation. The main gate of the second campus has been planned on northern side boundary wall. If the vending zone is allowed to come up adjacent to the northern side boundary wall, free vehicular movement on service road on that side would be hit by traffic jams, the petition stated. There would also be problem for entering into the second campus as the construction work of vending zone has been undertaken just in front of the site for the proposed main gate, it stated.
Time of India
23-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
HC to hear plea against vending zone near law varsity
Cuttack: Orissa high court will hear arguments on May 1 regarding construction of a vending zone by Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) adjacent to Madhusudan Law University 's second campus at Jobra. The PIL filed by the university council officials, including president Sravani Sahoo, challenges the ongoing construction, citing potential disruption to campus access and traffic flow. During Tuesday's hearing, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice MS Raman declined to issue an interim status quo order before hearing CMC's response. The court has directed CMC commissioner to file a reply before the next hearing. The petitioners, represented by advocates Prasanna Nanda and Purusottam Chuli, argued that the vending zone's location along the northern boundary wall would obstruct the planned main entrance and cause traffic congestion on the service road. The second campus development includes plans for a 300-seat women's hostel, classrooms for the 5-year Integrated LLB course, a gymnasium-cum-auditorium, and a guest house. The university also intends to beautify the surrounding area with landscaping and plantation. Madhusudan Law University, currently having 1,020 students, offers various law programmes including 5-year Integrated LLB, 3-year LLB, and LLM courses at its main campus near College Square. The court's decision on this matter could significantly impact both the university's expansion plans and the municipal corporation's vendor rehabilitation efforts.
