DB grants time to petitioner for filing supplementary affidavit

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 17: In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against unplanned digging and frequent traffic jams in Jammu city, Division Bench of State High Court comprising Justice Virender Singh and Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur today granted time to the petitioner for filing supplementary affidavit.
In the PIL filed by Advocates Ashish Sharma and Deepak Singh Balouria, it has been submitted that the entire process of digging of roads was so mis-managed that the same were left dug up for months together with either little or no progress. Not only this, the roads where sewerage pipes had been laid, the agencies responsible for metalling the same were absolutely callous in discharging duty.
After hearing Senior Advocate B S Salathia with Advocate Meenakshi Salathia appearing for the PIL whereas AAG Seema Shekhar for the State and Advocate SS Nanda, Division Bench directed Senior Advocate BS Salathia to file supplementary affidavit in which he could put forth certain suggestions.