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Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
‘Unchecked commercialisation of a residential area': HC asks govt to halt ‘illegal' constructions
Bhopal: The issue of rampant commercialisation of the posh, residential area of Arera Colony has finally reached MP high court's steps. The petitioners are seeking court intervention to stop large-scale illegal constructions of shops, showrooms, hotels, restaurants, office complexes, and other commercial establishments in E-1 to E-5 Arera Colony. This area has been designated as residential since 1968 when residential plots were given on lease to people for building houses. To this date, the land use of the area has not changed, and it continues to be residential, but its rampant commercialisation is visible to all. Following the initial hearing of the petition, a division bench of the MP High Court, comprising Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf, issued notices to the state govt, BMC, discom and other respondents and directed that no illegal construction in Arera Colony be allowed until the petition is resolved. The petitioners, Purnendu Shukla, a resident of E-4 Arera Colony, and environmentalist Subhash C Pandey, said in their petition that they are not challenging any specific order but are aggrieved by the inaction and delay in resolving the issues raised by them in their representations to the authorities. These issues pertain to large-scale illegal constructions and the illegal conversion of land use in Arera Colony (E-1 to E-5 residential area) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Global Indices Are on the Move — Time to Trade! IC Markets Learn More Undo These activities are affecting and violating Article 21 of the Constitution of India, which protects the fundamental right to life and liberty of the citizens, they said. The petitioners pointed out that in 1968, the areas comprising sectors E-1 to E-5 of Arera Colony, Bhopal, were developed under a Capital Project. The allotment of land for development was carried out by the governor of MP, through the collector, specifically for the residential use of city residents. The said allotments of lease included clause 17, stating, "The lessee shall not, without the previous permission in writing of the lessor, use or allow to be used the said land for a purpose other than as a dwelling house." The land was given at subsidised rates to address the housing needs of individuals through various housing societies established for the benefit of their members. The allotments were granted on a leasehold basis for an initial term of thirty years, with a provision for renewal. They further pointed out that according to the Master Plan of Bhopal, as formulated and sanctioned by the Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Govt of Madhya Pradesh, the region of Arera Colony, Bhopal, MP, has been exclusively demarcated for residential purposes in the case. However, several perpetrators have discarded such rules and regulations, enabling unauthorised encroachments and other illegal construction activities for commercial purposes. Arguing that rampant commercialisation of Arera Colony is affecting the quality of life of the residents and the environment as a whole, the petitioners prayed for the court to direct the officials concerned to immediately halt the illegal constructions in Arera Colony. They also requested the court to direct the central power discom not to give non-domestic electricity connections in the area and to discontinue the existing non-domestic connections in Arera Colony. Additionally, they sought the appointment of a high-powered committee headed by a retired High Court judge to investigate all violations in Arera Colony E1-E5 with respect to planning laws, lease misuse, illegal construction, and misuse of govt policies in the case. They requested directions to the Bhopal municipal corporation, town and country planning, urban development and housing department, and chief secretary of Madhya Pradesh to order the restoration of planning sanctity and the demolition or sealing of unauthorised commercial constructions in Arera Colony. After initial arguments, the court issued notices to the chief secretary, principal secretary, revenue and urban development, commissioner, town & country planning, capital project administration (CPA), which has now been merged with PWD, collector Bhopal, commissioner, BMC, and managing director of MP Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Ltd (MPMKVVCL). They were asked to respond within four weeks and to ensure that there is no unauthorised illegal construction activity carried out contrary to the sanctioned building plan or Master Plan of the area in question. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Friendship Day wishes , messages and quotes !
Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
HC overturns MPCA's dissolution of Jabalpur cricket assn
Bhopal/Jabalpur: The MP high court has set aside an order of the MP Cricket Association (MPCA) dissolving the executive of the Jabalpur District Cricket Association (JDCA) and recognising a new body in its place. A division bench of chief justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and justice Vinay Saraf also quashed the MPCA's directive blocking the JDCA's restoration, but allowed intervener in the case Surendra Verma the liberty to initiate fresh proceedings against the JDCA. Senior lawyers Shashank Shekhar and Samresh Katare, while appearing on behalf of JDCA, said the district cricket association was constituted in 1999. Surendra Verma was its joint secretary till 2006. In 2006, a new executive of JDCA came into existence. Registrar, firms & societies asked for information on the annual general meeting of the body. Since the previous executive had not furnished information for 2004 to 2006, the new GDCA executive failed to provide complete information sought by the registrar. The registrar subsequently dissolved JDCA in 2013. After all the desired information was provided to the office of the registrar, the JDCA executive was restored in 2014. Verma had moved the court challenging the registrar's order to restore the JDCA executive. A single-judge bench had quashed the order of the registrar on the ground that information was provided to the registrar by the JDCA late. The JDCA had challenged the order before a HC division bench, which overturned the order of the HC single bench. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Friendship Day wishes , messages and quotes !
Time of India
27-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Furnish data on malnutrition in 4 weeks: HC tells MP govt
Bhopal: A division bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court asked district collectors from across the state to file a status report on the malnutrition situation in their respective districts. The bench, comprising Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf, gave four weeks for this purpose and issued notices to the state govt and the chief secretary in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) moved by a resident of Jabalpur, Deepankar Singh. Singh, in his petition, said that there is an alarming situation in MP regarding malnutrition among its people, but the state govt keeps hiding this terrible state of affairs by 'manipulating' data. He requested the court to ask for a report on malnutrition from the state govt to know the actual state of malnutrition prevalent among the people in MP so that efforts could be made to tackle the menace of malnutrition, particularly among the children. He said that according to the Poshan Tracker-2.0 and National Health Survey report, MP stands second in the country in terms of malnutrition. Attributing this situation to poor implementation of schemes on health and nutrition, he said that weak, underweight, and stunted children are born in the state because of malnutrition. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like You will never turn off your computer again. Undo He further said that CAG, in its report, referred to a massive scam in the transportation and quality of nutritious food, but there was no action on the part of the state govt. The petitioner said that among 66 lakh children in the age group of 0 to 6 years, 10 lakh are malnourished, and 1.36 lakh of them are severely malnourished. The prevalence of anaemia among women is 57%. It was also pointed out during the hearing that Rs 1.80 crore were paid as rent for anganwadi centres in Jabalpur district alone, but only a handful of children visit those centres. After the initial hearing, the court asked all the district collectors from across the state to furnish a report on the status of malnutrition in their respective districts within four weeks. Advocate Amit Singh Sengar and Atul Jain appeared in the case for the petitioner.
Time of India
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Present schedule of State Civil Services Main Exam: HC tells MPPSC
Bhopal/Jabalpur: The MP high court on Monday asked Madhya Pradesh Service Commission to present in court the entire schedule of State Civil Services Main-2025 written exam. It is only after this that the HC will decide on the demand for holding the main exam. The court, on April 2, had restrained MPPSC from holding the main exam without its permission. Sunit Yadav and other petitioners said that MPPSC declared results of the preliminary exam held for the recruitment of 158 persons in different cadres of state civil services. They said that the MPPSC did not declare the cut-off percentage of candidates from each group — general, OBCs, SCs, STs — which they used to do in the past. In violation of guidelines of the Supreme Court and the high court, MPPSC is not selecting candidates from reserved classes who get marks at par with the candidates from the general category in the merit list as general candidates. The MPPSC has not declared cut-off marks for different categories to hide this 'error'. During the hearing of the petition on Monday, the state govt moved an application seeking a go-ahead to hold the main written exam. The bench of chief justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and justice Vinay Saraf, who are hearing the petition, asked the MPPSC to present a detailed schedule of the exam before the court decides on the application.
Time of India
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Justice Sachdeva appointed MP Chief Justice
Jabalpur: Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday. His appointment was approved by the President. Justice Sachdeva will be the 29th Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh. Previously, he served as the acting chief justice of the MP high court between July 9, 2024, to September 24, 2024, and again on May 24, 2025. Born on December 26, 1964, in Delhi, he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University in 1985, and later obtained a law degree from Campus Law Centre, Delhi University in 1988. He enrolled as an advocate with the Delhi Bar Council on August 1, 1988. In 1992, he participated in the Commonwealth Young Lawyers Course at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London, working with solicitors and barristers in England. In 1995, he was appointed as an Advocate on Record at the Supreme Court of India. He was awarded a British Council scholarship for being one of five young lawyers representing India in the Commonwealth Young Lawyers Course in 1992. On April 17, 2013, he was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court and became a Permanent Judge on March 18, 2015. He took the oath as a Permanent Judge of the MPHC in Jabalpur on May 3, 2024.
