By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad, Feb. 8: A division bench comprising Chief Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru and Justice Vilas V. Afzulpurkar of the AP High Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Centre and the state government on a petition filed against the proposed Hyderabad Metro Rail project.
The bench was dealing with a petition filed by the Human Rights Forum represented by its president, Mr Jeevan Kumar.
He had filed the writ contending that in accordance with the Constitution, the state government is not empowered to take up the project and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is the only competent body to undertake the project. He said till date the GHMC has not passed any resolution to take up the project.
Mr Kumar told the court that the land which had been acquired for road widening is now being used for the project illegally. He also challenged the land acquisition process. The petitioner said that metropolitan planning committee has been sidelined.
The High Court granted two weeks to the respondents to file their counter affidavits on the plea.
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